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