Resistance to Authority

Social support refers to...

• being happy around your friends

• being less likely to follow the majority as someone else has set an example

• when all participants conform to the same answer

• how researchers collect participants

How does social support relate to conformity?

• The dissenter gives rise to more dissent because it shows that the majority is no longer unanimous.

• it doesnt

• as social support increases so does conformity

Which is not an example of resistance to authority?

• Rosa Parks

• Nelson Mandella

• Ghandi

• Barak Obama

I failed my driving test because the driving instructor forgot their glasses and it was raining, which LOC is this?

• Internal LOC

• External LOC

I failed my psychology exam because I didn't spend enough time revising or go to sleep early enough, which LOC is this?

• Internal LOC

• External LOC

Which type of LOC is associated with resistance to authority?

• High internal LOC

• Low internal LOC

• High External LOC

• Low External LOC

self-confidence, achievement-oriented and high intelligence are related to which LOC?

• High Internal LOC

• Low Internal LOC

• High external LOC

• Low external LOC

Albrecht et al (2006) evaluated Teen Start Fresh USA, an 8 week programme to help pregnant adolescents aged 14-19 resist peer pressure to smoke. Is this research ,,,

• support

• contradiction

Who found that high internal LOC is only related to authority in new scenarios?

• Rotter (1982)

• Milgram (1964)

• Albrecht et al (2006)

• Gameson et al (1982)

Who found that resistance to authority increases as people age?

• Twenge et al (2004)

• Asch (1951)

• Rotter (1982)

• Gameson et al (1982)