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What is meant by resistance to social influence?
Resistance to social influence occurs when the individual decides not to conform to the majority or to obey the orders of an authority figure.
Which of the Asch variations is evidence of the role of social support in resistance to social influence?
a) Group size
b) Task difficulty
c) Unamity
c.
The Asch variation of unanimity is evidence of the role of social support in resistance to social influence.
When one of the confederates went against the group and gave the correct answer, conformity levels decreased from 32% to 5%.
True or False?
Milgram carried out a variation of his study in which one of the confederate Teachers said that he would not continue after 300 volts.
False.
Milgram carried out a variation of his study in which one of the confederate Teachers said that he would not continue after 150 volts.
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What is meant by resistance to social influence?
Resistance to social influence occurs when the individual decides not to conform to the majority or to obey the orders of an authority figure.
Which of the Asch variations is evidence of the role of social support in resistance to social influence?
a) Group size
b) Task difficulty
c) Unamity
c.
The Asch variation of unanimity is evidence of the role of social support in resistance to social influence.
When one of the confederates went against the group and gave the correct answer, conformity levels decreased from 32% to 5%.
True or False?
Milgram carried out a variation of his study in which one of the confederate Teachers said that he would not continue after 300 volts.
False.
Milgram carried out a variation of his study in which one of the confederate Teachers said that he would not continue after 150 volts.
One limitation of the social support theory of resistance to social influence is that it does not account for:
a) situational factors
b) binding factors
c) individual differences
c.
One limitation of the social support theory of resistance to social influence is that it does not account for individual differences.
E.g. some people will always obey, others will never obey.
How does Rank & Jacobson's (1975) replication of Hofling's study provide support for the social support explanation of resistance to social influence?
a) Only two of the 18 nurses immediately followed the doctor's order
b) None of the nurses followed the doctor's order
c) The nurses followed the doctor's order but then reported the doctor for unethical behaviour
a.
Only two of the 18 nurses immediately followed the doctor's order.
The nurses were able to discuss the doctor's order with other nurses, thus, social support is a key factor in resisting social influence.
Define locus of control.
Locus of control refers to the extent to which someone believes that they have control/responsibility over their lives, rather than attributing outcomes to external factors .
People with a high internal locus of control can pressure to conform and obey as they adhere to a high set of that they have set themselves.
People with a high internal locus of control can resist pressure to conform and obey as they adhere to a high set of standards that they have set themselves.
Which one of the following is not an example of high internal locus of control?
a) Claiming that poor performance in an exam is because the teacher is ineffective
b) Refusing to work beyond office hours at the weekend for a controlling boss
c) Not joining in with friends who are gossiping about someone behind their back
c.
Claiming that poor performance in an exam is because the teacher is ineffective, is not an example of high internal locus of control.
Blaming someone else shows a lack of responsibility for behaviour and actions - an example of external locus of control.
How does Holland's (1967) replication of Milgram's experiment support locus of control as an explanation of resistance to social influence?
Holland (1967) repeated Milgram's experiment and found that 37% of participants who refused to continue to 450 volts had a high internal locus of control, compared to 24% of participants with a high external locus of control.
Rotter (1982) pointed out that locus of control only seems to apply to situations which reduces the of the theory to some extent.
Rotter (1982) pointed out that locus of control only seems to apply to new situations which reduces the validity of the theory to some extent.