Resistance to social influence

Cards (6)

What effect does social support have on conformity
More social support less conformity
Internal Locus of Control
Believe things that happen to them are largely controlled by themselves
More likely to resist pressures to conform or obey
External Locus of Control
Believe that things that happen to them are out of their control
More likely to conform or obey
Strengths of LOC
Research evidence - repetition of Milgrams
Internals - 37% didn't go to highest shock level
Externals - 23% didn't go to highest shock level
Weakness of LOC
Contradictory evidence
Analysis of data over 40 years
More resistant to obedience, however more external LOC
Strength of social support
Research evidence - Teen fresh start
14-19 year old pregnant , resist smoking
More likely with a buddy to resist
Social Support explanination - Asch's type experiment
Dissenter Good eyesight - 64% resisted to conform
No dissenter - 3% resisted