resistance to social influence

• What three characteristics mark internality?

  1. Active seekers of info, less likely to rely on opinion of others
  2. More achievement oriented and more likely to become leaders rather than follow others
  3. Better able to resist coercion- eg when being tortured less likely to reveal information
• AO3 for social support?

  • 😄 research shows the importance of SS in resisting SI- individuals could resist drinking alcohol when they had a friend or two alongside them resisting (Rees and Wallace)
  • 😄 studies from milgram and Asch support the aspect of SS against SI in both conf and obedience
  • ☹️other explanations- locus of control
• AO3 for LOC?

  • 😄research support- avtgis- meta analysis of relationships between LOC and different forms of SI. Positive correlation between the two- those who scored higher on externality were more likely to be persuaded and influenced, vice versa for internality
  • ☹️ Related to NI not II- Spector found strong correlation between LOC and NI but not II. Externals only conform more than internals in NI
  • ☹️Other explanations for resistance- Social support
• what are the two reasons that people resist social influence?

  • locus of control
  • social support
• what did Asch find in his study regarding social support?

  the more the social support, the easier it is to resist conformity/social influence (in his study it reduced from 33-5.5%)
• what is important in social support in resisting conformity being effective?

  • breaking the unanimity of the majority
  • raising possibilities that there are other, more legitimate ways of thinking
  • an ally helps an individual to assess reality which makes them feel more confident about their decision
• what are the two main aspects of social support?

  • resisting conformity
  • resisting obedience
• what is important in social support in resisting obedience being effective?

  • individuals more likely to disobey a legitimate authority figure if they can find someone who can ally with them
  • disobedient peers act as role models wherein each individual models their own behaviour
  • like in two peer rebels variation of Milgram's study, obedience reduced from 65 to 10%
• what is meant by locus of control?

  someone's perception of control over their own behaviour
• what is characterised by an individual with an external mindset?

  • believe what happens to them is caused by external factors
  • things that happen to them are out of their control
  • take less responsibility for their actions, display less independent behaviour and more likely to accept the influence of others