Resistance to social influence

Ethan just got an A for his mock exam and is really pleased that he spent the last few weeks practising exam questions.

• Internal Locus of Control
• External Locus of Control

Georgia has just failed her driving test.  She swerved the car when a bee came through the open window and hit a lamp post.

• Internal Locus of Control
• External Locus of Control

Jenny thinks that getting a good job depends mainly on being in the right place at the right time.

• Internal Locus of Control
• External Locus of Control

Craig loves going to Vegas and playing poker.  He loves the thrill of not knowing what is going to happen.

• Internal
• External

Kirsty is about to get married after meeting her boyfriend on Valentine’s Day.  Her horoscope said that she was going to meet the man of her dreams.

• Internal
• External

The effect of social support was shown in Asch's studies when:

• The size of the majority was increased from 2 to 14.

• The task was more difficult because the lines were closer.

• The participants wrote their answers down rather than stating them out loud.

• A dissenter gave the correct answers all the time

Social support helps people to resist social influence because:

• It breaks the unanimity of the majority

• It provides a model of disobedience to be followed.

• It frees people to act according to their conscience.

• All of the above.

Which of these statements about locus of control is the most accurate?

• Everyone is either definitely internal or definitely external

• There is very difference between moderate internals and moderate externals

• High internals and high externals are at opposite ends of a continuum.

• Internals and externals are very similar in their ability to resist social influence.

High internals are more likely to resist social influence than high externals because:

• They believe that whatever they do makes no real difference.

• They tend to be more self-confident and to take personal responsibility.

• They are less likely to have an authoritarian personality.

• They have a greater need for social approval from others.

The effect of social support can be seen in Milgram's experiment when:

• When the genuine participant was joined by a disobedient confederate

• When the experimenter asks the participant to continue

• When the experimenter wears casual clothes

• When the participant and the learners are in the same room.