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Psychology

Social influence and group processes

Name: ____________________Date: October 10, 2026
  1. 1.

    Fictional case: a student privately doubts a group's answer but agrees aloud to avoid rejection. Explain normative social influence.

    [2 marks] · no calculator
  2. 2.

    Fictional case: tourists follow local people toward a platform because they do not know where trains depart. Explain informational social influence.

    [2 marks] · no calculator
  3. 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.

    [4 marks] · no calculator
  4. 4.

    Fictional case: several people see a dropped bag and each assumes someone else will help. Analyse diffusion of responsibility and one intervention.

    [4 marks] · no calculator
  5. 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.

    [4 marks] · no calculator
  6. 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.

    [4 marks] · no calculator

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