Social Infulence- Resistant to social influence

• Social Support


  Those with social support can be more confident and will not fear rejection.

  
  

  This means that they are more likely to resist conformity and remain independent
• Social Support- Conformity


  When a confederate gave a correct answer in Asch's study the conformity dropped to 5%
• Social Support- Obedience


  Milgram- When the pp was paired with two other confederates who refused to go on, the number of people who went to 450v dropped to 10%
• Locus of Control


  Refers to a person's perception of control over their own behaviour

  
  

  Measured along a dimension of "high internal" to "high external".
• Locus of Control- High Internals

  These people are active seekers of information that is useful to them, rely less on the opinions of others.

  
  

  Take responsibility for their own actions and base decisions on their own beliefs therefore resist pressures from others
• Locus of Control- Oliner and oliner


  Found that those who resisted orders in Nazi Germany were more likely to have a high internal locus of control