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AQA Resisting to social influence notes
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in-depth notes on resistance to social influence as part of social influence in paper, one of psychology, including evaluation
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Resistance to socialinfluence
Explanation 1: social support
1. Resisting conformity ouissenting peers
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Pressure to
conform is reduced if other people aren't
conforming
Asch 's research showed that the dissenter doesnt have to '
give
'
right
answers
simply someone else not following the majority frees others to
gonow their
own conscience .
The dissenter acts as a '
model '
the dissenter shows the majority is no
longer unanimous
2.
Resisting obedience -
obedience is reduced by one other
dissenting partner .
Pressure reduced
to obey can be if another person is seen to disobey .
Milgrims research obedient behaviour decreased in the aisobeaiant
greatly
-
peer condition C from 651 .
to 10%)
the participant may not
follow the disobedient peer but the dissenters
disobedience frees the participant to act their conscience
from own .
the disobedient model
challenges the legitimacy of the authority figure .
Explain atton 2 : wows of control CLOD
1. Internals place control with themselves
Rotter C 19663 described internal vs external 20C .
Internals believe things that happen to them are largely controlled by
themselves .
People With Internal 20C are more likely to resist pressure to
conform
or obey .
a.
If someone takes personal responsibility for their actions C good
and bad they are more likely to base their desc ions on their
own beliefs .
b.
People
high with internat Loc are more confident ,
achievement
more
orientated and have leads
higher intelligence traits ,that
-
-
to
greater resistance Corso traits of leaders , who have less
need
for social approval)
2. External control outside themselves
place
Externals believe
things happen outside their control .
If they fail an
exam ,
they say it was because they had a bad teacher or it was
bad luck .
, 3 .
There is a continuum
20C is not just being internal or external -
there is a scale from one to
the other and differ in
people the
position of it .
at
High internals at one end and high externals the other, now internals and
now externals lie in between .
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