resistance to social influence

• resistance to social influence

  independant behaviours refers to the ability to resist pressures to conform and obey authority figures
• two explanations for resistance

  social support

  locus of control
• social support 


  a situational factor

  an individual gets support from others who are also resisting the pressure to obey or conform
• explanations of social support

  increases an individuals confidence that their views are correct

  disobedient behaviour is less obvious so it wont be seen as a single minority view
• locus of control

  a dispositional factor relating to an individuals belief about the degree of control they have over things that happen in their life
• rotter (1966) identified 2 types of locus of control


  internal locus of control- when individuals hold themselves personally responsible for the events that occur in their life

  external locus of control- when individuals believe that the events of their life are due to factors that are out of their control