Resistance to Social Influence

How many pps in Asch's original study NEVER conformed in all the critical trials?

• 12%

• 18%

• 25%

• 40%

What was the rate of obedience when a genuine participant was joined by a disobedient confederate in a variation of Milgrams' experiment??

• 55%

• 40%

• 25%

• 10%

Who first proposed the concept of 'Locus of Control'?

• Rutter (1966)

• Rotter (1966)

• Ruffer (1966)

• Rogers (1966)

Which of the following would be the best example of an internal locus of control?

• You did well in this test because you ate your favourite breakfast cereal this morning?

• You did well in this test because you carried your lucky pencil case?

• You did well in this test because you had given your teacher chocolates the week before?

• You did well in this test because you had done some self testing on the material the week before?

Which of the following are true about resistance to social influence?

• Resistance to social influence is influenced by dispositional factors

• The ability to withstand pressures to conform

• Resistance to social influence is influenced by situational factors

• The ability to withstand pressures to obey an authority figure

How many nurses in the Hofling study acted independently?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What % of pps in Milgram's original study acted independently?

• 12%

• 15%

• 25%

• 35%

What factors influenced whether people conformed in Asch’s research?

• The presence of a dissenter

• Making ones judgement privately

• Whether the experimenter was wearing a uniform?

• The number of other 'participants/confederates'?

What factor did NOT influence whether people obeyed in Milgram’s research?

• That the 'learner' continued to respond for quite a long period of time?

• That the experimenter wore a stern expression and wore a lab coat?

• That they had received $4.50 to cover incremental expenses?

• All of the above?

• None of the above?

Who found that conformity was reduced involving visual judgements if there was a dissenter, even if they were wearing thick glasses and had poor eye sight.

• Allen & Levin (1971)

• Mullen et al (1990)

• Rank and Jacobson (1997)

• Asch (1956)