Resistance to social influence

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    Shanzay Dar

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    • Resistance to social influence- ability to withstand social pressure to conform to majority or obery authority
    • 2 explanation to resistance
      1. Locus of control
      2. Social Support
    • Social support- modelling resistance to help others do the same- reducing pressures to conform or obey

    • + [Albrecht] Research to support social support in an Teen fresh start USA 8 week programme on resisting pressures to smoke
    • Locus of control- refers to the extent to which individuals believethat they have control over events in their lives
    • Internals- believe that they are mostly responsible for what happens to them
    • Externals- mainly a matter of luck/outside forces
    • High internals- more self-confidence, intelligence and characteristic of leaders
    • High internals resist pressures to obey or conform
    • High externals see no point in resisting
    • Rotter proposed a continuum for internals and externals

    • +[Holland]-Research to support LOC -internals show greater resistance to authority. Repeated Milgram's baseline - 37% internals didn't continue and 23% externals
    • -[twenge et al ]Contradictory research for LOC - resitance increased but so did internals?
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