Explanations for Resistance to Social Influence
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- Resistance to Social Influence
- Locus of Control (Rotter)
- Internal LOC- people take responsibility for their actions; tend to conform less
- External LOC- people blame outside factors for their situation; tend to conform more
- Shute (1983)- ppts with high external LOC did conform more, but only in situations that caused NSI
- Social Support
- Presence of other dissenters reduces conformity
- Provide moral support
- Early social support has greater effect
- Asch variation- lack of unanimity from start reduced conformity rate to 5.5%
- Asch variation- lack of unanimity later in study reduced conformity to 8.5%
- Milgram variation- ppt paired with 2 confederates who refused to continue- only 10% gave 450v shock
- Ppts later said they did not realise they could refuse
- Presence of other dissenters reduces conformity
- Locus of Control (Rotter)
- Original conformity rate- 32%
- Original- 62.5%
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