Resistance to social influence - PEC

2 strengths of resistance to social influence

Research supporting Social support

Research shpporting locus of control's link to obedinace

Strength of resistance to social influence- research supports social roles

P: Research supports social support

E: Allen + Levine (1971) did an Asch type study and found independence increased even if dissenter said he had vision problems

C: Resistance enables someone to be free of

Strength of resistance to social influence - Research supports locus of control's link to obedience

P: Research supports locus of control's link to obedience

E: Holland (1967) repeated Milgram and measures if they were internals or externals. 37% of internals didn't continue to highest level. 23% of externals didn't continue

C: Supports validity of locus of control

Limitation of resistance to social influence

Not all research supports link between locus of control and resistance

Limitation of resistance to social influence - Not all research supports link of locus of control to resistance

P: Not all research supports link of locus of control to resistance

E: Twenge (2004) analysed data from 40 years of American locus of control studies and found people have become more external but also more independent

C: Challenges link between locus of control and resistance. However, may be due to changing society where things increasingly out of our control