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Summary Social Influence Essay Plans: Resistance to social Influence
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● A01 Resistance to social influenceResistance to social influence: the ability of people to withstand social
pressure and to conform to the majority or obey authority. This is
influenced by both dispositional and situational factors
Social Support: The perception that the individual has assistance
available from other people and are part of a supportive network
Resisting conformity asch (1956) found that the presence of social
support enables individuals to resist conformity pressure from the
majority. In a variation, the presence of a dissenter led to a
decrease from 33% to 5.5%. This is thought to be because the
presence of a dissenter gave the ppt social support and made
them feel more confident in their own decisions.social support
breaks the unanimous position of the majority. Presence of an ally
provides the individual with an independent assessment of reality
elevates confidence
Resisting obedience: social support decreases obedience to
authority . In a variation of Milgram's study 2 other ppts (
confederates) were also teachers but refused to obey. Confederate
stopped at 150 volts and confederate 2 stopped at 210v. Presence of
others who are seen to disobey authority figures reduced
obedience to 40%. Individuals are able to use the defiance of peers
as an opportunity to stop themselves from causing any harm to a
victim as a result of their obedience.
Locus of control: a personality type that will influence how to
make decisions. means you are less likely to rely on others and
more likely to lead more able to resist being coerced by others.
- internality :when a person believes their behaviour is
caused by their actions
- externality : when a person believes their behaviour is
caused by fate
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A03 strengths and weaknesses
Research to support: resistance to conformity Allen and Levine (1971)
found that introducing a dissenter in an Asch-style study greatly reduced
conformity levels, even if the dissenter wore thick glasses and claimed
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