AS & A Level / Psychology / Social influence and group processes Question practice
Social influence and group processes About this practice Original, unofficial practice. Evaluative marking points are indicative: credit equivalent justified arguments, one point per distinct criterion, without double counting.
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Psychology Social influence and group processes
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1 Fictional case: a student privately doubts a group's answer but agrees aloud to avoid rejection. Explain normative social influence. Easy 2 marks No calculator + 2 Fictional case: tourists follow local people toward a platform because they do not know where trains depart. Explain informational social influence. Easy 2 marks No calculator + 3 Fictional experiment: a participant's conformity drops when one group member gives a different answer, even though that answer is also wrong. Analyse what this suggests about unanimity. Medium 4 marks No calculator + 4 Fictional case: several people see a dropped bag and each assumes someone else will help. Analyse diffusion of responsibility and one intervention. Medium 4 marks No calculator + 5 Fictional case: staff follow a manager's unsafe instruction. Evaluate a situational explanation based on authority compared with an explanation based only on obedient personalities. Hard 4 marks No calculator + 6 Fictional case: a consistent minority promotes recycling at a college, but students call its campaign inflexible. Evaluate consistency as a sufficient condition for minority influence. Hard 4 marks No calculator + Self-assessed Not marked yet
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