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Social influence

Which one of the following is most associated with informational social influence? [1 mark]

Select the phrase that best describes internalisation. [1 mark]

Briefly outline how two variables investigated by Asch were found to affect conformity. [2 marks]

In psychology, participants are often deceived about the real aims of the research. Explain why researchers often use deception in conformity research studies. [2 marks]

Outline informational social influence as an explanation for conformity. [3 marks]

Briefly outline three findings from Asch's research into conformity. [3 marks]

Explain one limitation of Asch's research into conformity. [3 marks]

Outline how two variables investigated by Asch affected conformity. [4 marks]

Explain two ethical limitations of Asch's investigations into conformity. [4 marks]

Suggest two reasons why Asch's conformity investigations could be considered to be unrealistic. [4 marks]

Studies of conformity are sometimes criticised for being unethical. Briefly explain two ways in which psychologists might address ethical issues in social influence research. [4 marks]

Briefly outline and evaluate normative social influence as an explanation for conformity. [4 marks]

Identify three variables affecting conformity and outline how each of these was investigated in Asch's experiment. [6 marks]

Researchers have identified different features of science...explain how Asch's conformity research illustrates one of these features of science. [3 marks]

A psychologist investigated differences in conformity between two age groups... [4 marks]

A researcher carried out a study based on Asch's research to see if task difficulty affects conformity...write a suitable directional hypothesis for this study. [3 marks]

Charlie has just started at a new school...use your knowledge of conformity to explain Charlie's behaviour. [6 marks]

Use your knowledge of conformity and minority influence to explain the factors that will determine how successful the small group of students will be. [7 marks]

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