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Social
support
The perception that an individual has assistance available from other people, and that they are part of a
supportive
network
Resisting
conformity
1. Asch (1956) found
social support
enables an individual to resist
conformity
pressure from a majority
2. The introduction of an
ally
who also gave the right answer caused
conformity
rates to drop from 33% to 5.5%
3. Social support breaks the unanimous position and increases
self-esteem
Resisting
obedience
1. Individuals are more
confident
and able to resist orders if they have an
ally
2.
Disobedient
peers act as
role models
3. Milgram –
3
learners (2 confederates) when they refused only 10% real participants continued to
maximum shock
Locus
of control
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LOC
refers to a person’s perception of personal control over their own behaviour. This can either be
internal
or external.
High internal
More
independent
Belief that they are in
control
Rely
less
on others opinions
More
achievement-orientated
Better
able to resist
social
influence
High
external
Belief in
luck
or
fate
Take less personal
responsibility
More
passive
Less likely to display
independent behaviour
More likely to
accept
influence from others
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