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social influence
resistance to social influence
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What percentage of people in Ash's study resisted social pressure?
25%
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What does resistance to social influence mean?
Holding out against pressure to
conform
or obey
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What is a key factor that allows individuals to resist social influence?
Social support
from others
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What is the mean conformity rate in Ash's study?
32%
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How does social support affect conformity?
It breaks group
unanimity
and provides an ally
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In Milgram's study, what happened when Confederate teachers provided social support?
Obedience dropped from
65%
to
10%
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What does locus of control refer to?
Belief about the causes of one's
experiences
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Who created the locus of control scale?
Rotter
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How do individuals with an internal locus of control view their successes and failures?
As a result of their own
actions
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How does an external locus of control affect resistance to social pressure?
It makes individuals
less
likely
to
resist
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What percentage of participants with an internal locus of control refused to continue in Milgram's study?
37%
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What correlation did Spectre find regarding locus of control and conformity?
External locus correlates with resisting
normative influence
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What is a limitation of the relationship between locus of control and resistance to social influence?
It is
correlational
, not
causal
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What are the two explanations of resistance to social influence discussed?
Situational explanation:
Social support
Dispositional explanation:
Locus of control
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What are the effects of social support on conformity and obedience?
Conformity: Breaks group
unanimity
, provides an ally
Obedience: Challenges
authority
, shows consequences of resistance
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What are the characteristics of individuals with an internal locus of control?
Believe they control their own lives
Take personal responsibility for actions
More likely to
resist
social pressure
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What are the characteristics of individuals with an external locus of control?
See control as outside themselves
Attribute outcomes to
fate
or
luck
Less likely to
resist
social pressure
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What factors may influence resistance to social influence beyond locus of control?
Level of
social anxiety
Sense of
personal morality
Social status
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