AQA 2018 Psychology A Level Paper 1 Exam Questions and Answers 100% Solved

Outline the agentic shift(2 marks)? -ANSWER - The agentic state occurs when an individual has little autonomy and carries out the acts of their "Agent" The shift from exercising free will to agency and obeying others is known as the agentic shift. What factors influence minority influence?(6 marks - Application to Jenny) -ANSWER - In order for the minority - JENNY- to persuade the majority - PSYCH DEPARTMENT - they need to show consistency, commitment and flexibility. Consistency is the minority keeping the same beliefs, both other time and between all the individuals that form the minority. - IN THE CASE OF JENNY SHE COULD SHOW THIS BY CONTINUALLY REPEATING THE SAME MESSAGE ON BENEFITS OF VERBAL FEEDBACK - "IT PREVENTS STUDENTS FROM BEING DISTRACTED OVER GRADES" - IN EACH OF THE DEPARTMENT MEETINGS Commitment is the minority demonstrating their dedication to their position. JENNY COULD SHOW THIS BY EXPLAINING THE PERSONAL SACRIFICE SHE HAS MADE BY INVESTING TIME IN RESEARCHING AND WORKING HARD ENSURING STUDENTS HAVE QUALITY FEEDBACK. Flexibility is that the minority must accept compromise and debate and understand others views. JENNY COULD SHOW THIS BY LISTENING TO OTHER'S IN THE DEPARTMENT AND COMING TO A COMPROMISE - LIKE A TRIAL OF HER METHODS - THIS WILL HELP HER APPEAR LESS RIGID Discuss what psychological research has found about conformity (16 marks) PT 1 - DEFINE CONFORMITY & EXPLANATIONS OF CONFORMITY -ANSWER - A01 - Conformity is a change in a person's behaviour or opinions as a result of pressure. There are three types of conformity - internalisation(deepest from - accept as we see as correct),identification(moderate - act with the group as we want to be apart of it ) and compliance (superficial and temporary privately disagree) Two explanations of conformity - Informational social influence - we agree with the opinion because we believe it to be correct - we accept it because we want to be correct Normative social influence - we agree with the opinion of the majority as we want to be accepted, gain social approval and be liked. Discuss what psychological research has found about conformity (16 marks) PT2 - outline Asch's research and how it supports or doesn't to NSI & ISI -ANSWER - Asch tested conformity by having confederates agree with clearly wrong answers in some trials and found that out of 18 and 12 critical trials. 75% of PPT's conformed at least once. The PPT gave the wrong answer 36.8%. The study provided support for NSI. In post-experimental interview participants said that they changed their answer to avoid disapproval from the rest of the group which clearly shows that NSI had occurred, as the participants conformed to fit in. When ppt's wrote down answers co