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Resisting Social Influence - Coggle Diagram
Resisting Social Influence
Social support
Conformity
People can resist if they have an ally
Supports their view - confidence
Remain independent
People with support don't fear being ridiculed - avoiding NSI
Asch reports if dissenter returns to conform, then so does naïve pp, short-term effect
Obedience
People less likely to obey order
Feel less pressure if someone is there - not obeying
Evaluation of SS
Supporting research for reducing pressure to conform
Asch variation of unanimity found...
Correct answer throughout
Conformity dropped to 5%
Real pp has social support, more likely to resist pressure
SS lowers pressure making easier for independent behaviour
Supporting research for SS reducing pressure to obey
Milgram variation found...
PP paired with two confederates ( teachers )
Both refused to go on to 450V ( confederates )
450V administed went from 65% to 10%
Real pp has support to disobey, easier to resist authority
Locus of Control
Person's perception of their own personal control of behaviour
Measured by 'high' internal and 'high' external
Internals - in control of future, own behaviour determines this, self-confidence, efficacy - unlikely to obey
Externals - others in control of future - more likely to obey
High internals are better to resist coercion from other
Internals - high achievers - leaders
Evaluation of LOC
Supporting research for Internals able to resist obedience
Holland found...
Internals able to resist 37% shocking pp
Externals only able to resist 23% to shocking pp
Supports resistance to social control
Supporting research for Internals more likely to resist
Oliner and Oliner found...
Interviewed Jewish survivor
406 rescuers who resist high internal LOC
126 others had less internal LOC who obeyed orders
Supports high internals more likely to not to obey
Contradicting evidence
Twenge et al found...
Conducted meta-analysis over 4 decades
People more external able to resist
Contradicts Rotter's suggestions
Challenges link between Internal LOC and high resistance