resistance to social inflence
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- Created on: 23-02-18 16:57
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- resistance to social influence
- explanation 1: social support
- Conformity is reduced by a dissenting peer
- pressure to conform is reduced if other people are not conforming
- Asch's research showed that the dissenter doesn't have to give the right answer
- simply someone else not following the majority frees others to follow their on conscience
- the effect is not long lasting
- Asch's research also showed that if this non conforming peer starts conforming again
- So does the naïve participant
- Asch's research also showed that if this non conforming peer starts conforming again
- Obedience is reduced by one other dissenting partner
- pressure to obey can be reduced if another person is seen to disobey
- Milgram's research
- independent behaviour increased in the disobedient peer condition
- Milgram's research
- the participant may not follow the disobedient peer but the dissenter's disobedience frees the participant to act from their own conscience
- pressure to obey can be reduced if another person is seen to disobey
- Conformity is reduced by a dissenting peer
- Explanation 2: locus of control
- Internals place control with themselves. externals place control outside themselves
- Julian Rotter described internal versus external LOC
- Internals believe things that happen to them are largely controlled by themselves
- Externals believe things happen outside their control
- There is a continuum
- people differ in how they explain successes and failures but it isn't simply about being internal or external.
- There is a continuum
- High internal at one end and high external at the other
- low internal and low external lie in between
- High internal at one end and high external at the other
- internals show greater resistance to social influence
- people with internal LOC are more likely to resist pressures to conform or obey
- if someone takes personal responsibility for their actions and experiences they are more likely to base their decisions on their own beliefs
- people with high internal LOC are more self-confident, more achievement-oriented, have higher intelligence and less need for social approval.
- these personality traits lead to greater resistance
- Internals place control with themselves. externals place control outside themselves
- explanation 1: social support
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