Understanding Resistance to Social Influence

What percentage of participants resisted conformity in Asch's line length test?

• 50%

• 25%

• 66%

• 33%

In Milgram's study, what percentage of participants resisted going up to 450 volts?

• 45%

• 25%

• 65%

• 35%

How many nurses resisted in Hoffling's nurse study?

• 1

• 2

• 21

• 22

What is social support in the context of resisting social influence?

• The belief in external factors controlling outcomes

• The tendency to conform to authority

• The ability to control one's own actions

• The presence of others who also resist

What happened to conformity rates when Asch introduced a partner who also gave the correct response?

• Increased to 50%

• Dropped to 25%

• Remained at 33%

• Dropped to 10%

What did Allen and Levine's study demonstrate about social support?

• Conformity was irrelevant

• Conformity remained unchanged

• Conformity decreased with a dissenter

• Conformity increased with a dissenter

In Milgram's study, what was the effect of having a confederate refuse to give shocks?

• Obedience rates dropped to 10%

• Obedience rates dropped to 50%

• Obedience rates increased to 75%

• Obedience rates remained at 65%

What does an internal locus of control imply?

• Reliance on social support

• Belief in personal control over situations

• Belief in external factors controlling outcomes

• Tendency to conform to authority

Which locus of control is more likely to resist pressures to conform or obey?

• Both equally

• Neither locus of control

• Internal locus of control

• External locus of control

What did Olliner and Olliner's study find about those who rescued Jews during the Holocaust?

• They conformed to authority

• They relied on social support

• They had an internal locus of control

• They had an external locus of control