AO1:
Social support: Locus of Control:
● This is the perception that an individual has assistance and ● Refers to a person’s perception of how much control th
solidarity available from other people. is measured from internal to external.
● Asch and Milgram found, in variations of their studies, that ● Individuals with high internal LoC tend to see themselv
social support decreased the levels of conformity believe that what happens to them is largely a consequ
respectively. they can affect outcomes of situations. They rely less on
● Individuals with a high external LoC tend to see themse
believe that what happens to them is out of their contr
other people or luck. They tend to be more passive as t
outcomes of situations.
AO3:
Supporting evidence Supporting evidence M
P A strength of social support is that it has P A strength of Locus of Control is that it has supporting P A
supporting research. research. re
E Research has found that even when social E An overwhelming majority of this research has found m
support comes from someone who is clearly not that those with a higher internal LoC are more resistant E Lo
skilled in the situation is effective in encouraging to pressures to obey. us
resistance to conformity. L This shows that there is a clear link between an fo
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matter who it comes from. influence. as
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Social support: Locus of Control:
● This is the perception that an individual has assistance and ● Refers to a person’s perception of how much control th
solidarity available from other people. is measured from internal to external.
● Asch and Milgram found, in variations of their studies, that ● Individuals with high internal LoC tend to see themselv
social support decreased the levels of conformity believe that what happens to them is largely a consequ
respectively. they can affect outcomes of situations. They rely less on
● Individuals with a high external LoC tend to see themse
believe that what happens to them is out of their contr
other people or luck. They tend to be more passive as t
outcomes of situations.
AO3:
Supporting evidence Supporting evidence M
P A strength of social support is that it has P A strength of Locus of Control is that it has supporting P A
supporting research. research. re
E Research has found that even when social E An overwhelming majority of this research has found m
support comes from someone who is clearly not that those with a higher internal LoC are more resistant E Lo
skilled in the situation is effective in encouraging to pressures to obey. us
resistance to conformity. L This shows that there is a clear link between an fo
L This shows that social support is effective no individual’s LoC and their level of resistance to social sta
matter who it comes from. influence. as
m
E As
pr
th
ca
ex
m
ha
be
L Th
su
so
