Resisting social influence
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- Created on: 07-04-22 14:51
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- Resisting social influence
- Evaluating LoC
- Weaknesses
- Role of LoC in resisting social influence is exaggerate
- Rotter found that LoC is only useful in new situations (cannot be used when there is previous experience, as this overrules LoC)
- Contradicting research by Twenge
- Meta-analysis of studies into LoC over 40 years in USA found that individuals are becoming less obedient but also more external
- Role of LoC in resisting social influence is exaggerate
- Strength
- Research by Holland for obedience
- Found that 37% of those with an internal LoC did not continue to the maximum voltage vs 23% of externals
- Research by Holland for obedience
- Weaknesses
- Evaluating social support
- Strengths
- Research by Allen and Levine for conformity
- Found that one dissenter in an Asch-style task was sufficient for a participant to resist conformity
- Research by Gamson for obedience
- Found higher levels of resistance than milgram as the individuals were in groups (88% of participants rebelled)
- Research by Allen and Levine for conformity
- Strengths
- Locus of Control
- Resisting social influence
- Internal LoC people are less likely to conform/obeyas they have high belief in themselves . They take responsibility for their own actions
- External LoC people are more likely to conform/obeyas they have low self-belief and cannot take responsibility for their own actions
- Resisting social influence
- Social support
- Conformity
- Social support helps others to resist conformity as they are able to follow their own conscience instead of feeling tied to the group norms
- Obedience
- Social support helps resist obedience as this facts as a model for an individual to copy which frees them from their own conscience
- Conformity
- Evaluating LoC
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