Explanations of resistance to social influence

Resistance to social influence refers to when individuals are able to resist pressures to conform and/or _________

Which of the following are explanations of resistance to social influence?

• Locus of control

• Social support

• Agentic state

• Authoritarian personality

Which of the following statements are true?

• Locus of control is a dispositional explanation of resistance to social influence

• Locus of control is a situational explanation of resistance to social influence

• Social support is a situational explanation of resistance to social influence

• Social support is a dispositional explanation of resistance to social influence

___________ ___________ ____________ refers to how much a person believes they have control over events that happen in their life.

How is locus of control typically measured? Choose the two correct statements.

• Along a scale

• Using a questionnaire

• By conducting an observation

• As either internal or external

At each extreme of the locus of control scale, individuals can be identified as either having:

• An internal locus of control

• An external locus of control

• An outside locus of control

• An inside locus of control

An __________ locus of control refers to those people who view themselves as having control over their own behaviour and therefore responsible for their own actions.

An __________ locus of control refers to those people who believe their behaviour is controlled by forces outside of their control such as luck or fate and are therefore not responsible for their behaviour.

Which of the following responses would best describe how a student with an internal locus of control might act if they fail their exam?

• They might recognise they did not revise as much as they should have

• They might blame it on bad luck with the questions

Who are more likely to resist social influence?

• People with an internal locus of control

• People with an external locus of control