Resistance to Social Influence

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  • Resistance to Social Influence
    • Locus of Control
      • Refers to a person's perception of control over their own behaviour.
        • It is measured along a dimension from high internal to high external.
          • Externality - individuals who tend to believe that their behaviour and experiences is caused by events outside their control.
          • Internality - individuals who tend to believe that they are responsible for their behaviour and experiences rather than external forces.
      • Evaluation
        • Autgis (1998): meta-analysis = showed a significant positive correlation between LOC and social influence. High internals are less likely to be persuaded or influenced.
        • Twenge et al (2004): people are more external than they used to be.
        • Spector (1983): correlation between LOC and normative social influence (externals more likely to conform), but not to informational social influence.
    • Social Support
      • The perception that an individual has assistance available from other people and that they are part of a supportive network
      • Conformity: social support allows a person to resist conformity pressure. Asch: gave the participant an ally who gave the right answer and conformity dropped from 33% to 5.5% as unanimity was broken.
      • Obedience: individuals are more confident in their ability to resist obedience if they have an ally who will stand up to the authority figure.
        • They act as role model. Milgram: obedience dropped to 10% from 65%.
      • Evaluation
        • Allen and Levine (1971): found social support is helpful in resisting conformity, but more so if they are perceived as offering valid support.
        • Evidence in the real world: Rosenstrasse protest = 200 Jewish prisoners were released after the presence of disobedient peers gave courage and confidence to the group to stand up to the authority.

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