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