Q1.
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)
Q2.
Using your knowledge of psychology, explain why some people might resist pressures to
conform.
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Q3.
Explain one or more reasons why people obey authority.
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(Total 6 marks)
Q4.
Describe two ethical issues that can be illustrated by Milgram’s research into obedience
to authority.
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(Total 4 marks)
Q5.
How has social influence research helped our understanding of social change?
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(Total 4 marks)
Q6.
(a) What is meant by normative social influence?
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(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.
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(2)
(Total 4 marks)
Q7.
Identify two factors that have been shown to affect obedience to authority.
Briefly discuss how each of these factors affects obedience to authority.
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(Total 6 marks)
Q8.
Explain why it is sometimes necessary to deceive participants in social influence research.
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(Total 2 marks)
Q9.
Describe one way in which deception has been dealt with in social influence research.
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(Total 2 marks)
Q10.
Jan and Norah have just finished their first year at university where they lived in a house
with six other students. All the other students were very health conscious and ate only
organic food. Jan had listened to their point of view and now she also eats only organic
food. Norah was happy to eat organic food while in the house, but when she went home
for the holidays she ate whatever her mother cooked. Both girls conformed, but for
different reasons.
Explain which type of conformity each girl was showing.
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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.
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
(Total 6 marks)
Q2.
Using your knowledge of psychology, explain why some people might resist pressures to
conform.
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_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
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, (Total 4 marks)
Q3.
Explain one or more reasons why people obey authority.
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_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
(Total 6 marks)
Q4.
Describe two ethical issues that can be illustrated by Milgram’s research into obedience
to authority.
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_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
(Total 4 marks)
Q5.
How has social influence research helped our understanding of social change?
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, _______________________________________________________________________
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(Total 4 marks)
Q6.
(a) What is meant by normative social influence?
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(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)
Q7.
Identify two factors that have been shown to affect obedience to authority.
Briefly discuss how each of these factors affects obedience to authority.
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_______________________________________________________________________
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, _______________________________________________________________________
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(Total 6 marks)
Q8.
Explain why it is sometimes necessary to deceive participants in social influence research.
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(Total 2 marks)
Q9.
Describe one way in which deception has been dealt with in social influence research.
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_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
(Total 2 marks)
Q10.
Jan and Norah have just finished their first year at university where they lived in a house
with six other students. All the other students were very health conscious and ate only
organic food. Jan had listened to their point of view and now she also eats only organic
food. Norah was happy to eat organic food while in the house, but when she went home
for the holidays she ate whatever her mother cooked. Both girls conformed, but for
different reasons.
Explain which type of conformity each girl was showing.
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