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ALevel Psychology Paper 1
Social Influence Past Questions and Mark Scheme Class:
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,1 Which two of the following are types of conformity? Shade two boxes only.
A Agentic state
B Compliance
C Group size
D Identification
E Unanimity
(Total 2 marks)
2 Josie, Hana and Caitlyn have just started new jobs and all three are keen to do well. Josie laughs
a lot at the jokes her colleagues tell, even though she does not always find them very funny.
Hana observes her colleagues closely and makes sure that she completes the work in the same
way that they do, so that she does not make any mistakes. Caitlyn prefers to learn through trial
and error. She believes that by trying and by making mistakes, she will really understand what
she is doing.
Which girl’s behaviour is being influenced by normative social influence and which girl’s
behaviour is being influenced by informational social influence? Justify both choices.
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(Total 6 marks)
3 (a) What is meant by normative social influence?
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(b) Andrea has recently started a new job and on her first day at work she noticed that all her
colleagues were much more smartly dressed than she was.
Explain the likely effect of normative social influence on Andrea’s behaviour.
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(Total 4 marks)
4 The following phrases refer to different types of conformity.
Select the two phrases that describe internalisation. Tick two boxes only.
A The deepest level of conformity.
B The individual conforms publicly with the rest of the group
but may privately disagree with them.
C The beliefs of the group become part of the individual’s own
belief system.
D The individual goes along with the group but does not agree
with them.
E The individual changes his / her beliefs, but it is a temporary
change.
(Total 2 marks)
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, 5 Explain what is meant by internalisation in the context of conformity.
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(Total 2 marks)
6 The following statements are all related to conformity.
A Doing what the group does in order to be liked by them.
B Doing what the group does because we do not know what else to do.
C Going along with the group, even if we do not really agree with what they are doing.
D Going along with the group because we accept their beliefs and attitudes into our own
cognitions.
In the table below, write which statement, A, B, C or D, describes each type of conformity.
Type of conformity Statement
Internalisation
Compliance
(Total 2 marks)
7 (a) Outline one method that psychologists have used to study conformity.
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ALevel Psychology Paper 1
Social Influence Past Questions and Mark Scheme Class:
Time:
Marks:
Comments:
Page 1 of 94
,1 Which two of the following are types of conformity? Shade two boxes only.
A Agentic state
B Compliance
C Group size
D Identification
E Unanimity
(Total 2 marks)
2 Josie, Hana and Caitlyn have just started new jobs and all three are keen to do well. Josie laughs
a lot at the jokes her colleagues tell, even though she does not always find them very funny.
Hana observes her colleagues closely and makes sure that she completes the work in the same
way that they do, so that she does not make any mistakes. Caitlyn prefers to learn through trial
and error. She believes that by trying and by making mistakes, she will really understand what
she is doing.
Which girl’s behaviour is being influenced by normative social influence and which girl’s
behaviour is being influenced by informational social influence? Justify both choices.
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
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___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
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, Extra space ________________________________________________________
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(Total 6 marks)
3 (a) What is meant by normative social influence?
(2)
(b) Andrea has recently started a new job and on her first day at work she noticed that all her
colleagues were much more smartly dressed than she was.
Explain the likely effect of normative social influence on Andrea’s behaviour.
(2)
(Total 4 marks)
4 The following phrases refer to different types of conformity.
Select the two phrases that describe internalisation. Tick two boxes only.
A The deepest level of conformity.
B The individual conforms publicly with the rest of the group
but may privately disagree with them.
C The beliefs of the group become part of the individual’s own
belief system.
D The individual goes along with the group but does not agree
with them.
E The individual changes his / her beliefs, but it is a temporary
change.
(Total 2 marks)
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, 5 Explain what is meant by internalisation in the context of conformity.
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
(Total 2 marks)
6 The following statements are all related to conformity.
A Doing what the group does in order to be liked by them.
B Doing what the group does because we do not know what else to do.
C Going along with the group, even if we do not really agree with what they are doing.
D Going along with the group because we accept their beliefs and attitudes into our own
cognitions.
In the table below, write which statement, A, B, C or D, describes each type of conformity.
Type of conformity Statement
Internalisation
Compliance
(Total 2 marks)
7 (a) Outline one method that psychologists have used to study conformity.
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(2)
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