Agentic state Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

This document provides detailed A01 notes and A03 evaluation into agentic state of the social influence module, these notes are clear, and easy to follow. The A03 contains a deep explanation of both strengths and limitations to the theory/study, along with evidential support or criticism Hi! I'm Ben, a former A level psychology student, now studying Psychology and Psychotherapy at University. Through using these notes, I was able to achieve Grade A in the final exams. I understand the import...

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What is obedience? - A form of social influence in which an individual follows a direct order from a figure of authority. What was Milgram's (1964) study? - Milgram (1964) sought an answer to why such a high proportion of the German population obeyed Hitler's commands to murder over 6 million Jews in the Holocaust and other social groups during WW2. Procedure: 40 US men were given the role of TEACHER through a fixed draw - ordered to administer (fake) electric shocks to LEARNER (confeder...

Question 01 One explanation for the resistance to social influence is locus of control. When individuals have an internal locus of control, they are less likely to blindly obey authority figures as they are less likely to make the shift to agentic state because they believe they are responsible for their actions. They are also less likely to demonstrate normative social influence as they are less influenced by what others think. Another explanation for the resistance to social influence is...

What is obedience? A form of social influence in which an individual follows a direct order from a figure of authority. What was Milgram's (1964) study? Milgram (1964) sought an answer to why such a high proportion of the German population obeyed Hitler's commands to murder over 6 million Jews in the Holocaust and other social groups during WW2. Procedure: 40 US men were given the role of TEACHER through a fixed draw - ordered to administer (fake) electric shocks to LEARNER (confederate)...

Conformity: internalisation, compliance, identification, situational factors affecting conformity (group size, task difficulty, unanimity/social support), dispositional factors affecting conformity (confidence, expertise, gender), Asch’s Line Study Social Roles: Zimbardo’s Stanford Prison Experiment, Orlando’s Psychiatric Ward Experiment, BBC Prison Study Obedience to Authority: Milgram’s Shock Experiment, situational factors affecting obedience (presence of allies, proximity of victi...

This presentation is ideal for AQA A-level students. The presentation includes key psychologists, studies, and review questions to help remember the necessary content. Most of the information found in this presentation may be found in the AQA Psychology A level year 1 book (2nd edition) but some studies may not be found in the book but that does not mean that it is wrong/ not relevant. I hope this presentation/ method of revision helps as much as it did for me :)

AQA A-Level Psychology - Social Influence Questions and Answers Rated A+ Conformity Change in a person's behaviour and/or opinions as the result of real or imagined pressure from a group Internalisation Permanent change in behaviours and opinions Identification Change of behaviour and belief only in original situation Compliance Belief stays the same, but behaviour changes in original situation Normative Social Influence Desire to be accepted and fit in, normally leads to compliance Inform...

- Notes on the whole of the social influence topic - Based on the Psychology A Level Year 1 and AS: The Complete Companion Student Book for AQA

Everything you need on social influence to revise for your exam and evaluation to do well in the essay questions.