Social influence a03 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

This document consists of all the A03 knowledge needed for the Social Influence section of AQA psychology Paper 1. It covers the possible 16 mark questions that may be asked on the exam; including conformity, Asch's investigation and variations into conformity, Zimbardo's investigation into conformity to social roles, Milgram's investigation and variations into obedience, explanations for obedience (agentic state, legitimacy of authority, Authoritarian Personality), explanations for resistanc...

This document consists of all the A01 knowledge needed for the Social Influence section of AQA psychology Paper 1. it covers conformity, Asch's investigation and variations into conformity, Zimbardo's investigation into conformity to social roles, Milgram's investigation and variations into obedience, explanations for obedience (agentic state, legitimacy of authority, Authoritarian Personality), explanations for resistance to social influence (social support, locus of control), minority influ...

provides an in-depth summary of all A01 sections, with reference to relevant research pieces needed. Also provides an outline of all evaluation points for each section to be able to use in questions needing A03

I created these summary sheets of the social influence topic with A01 and complete A03 paragraphs for each sub-topic. These sheets are all I used to revise this topic and I achieved an A* as my final grade. They use colour, key titles, model paragraphs and short summaries of all key content.

Having achieved an A* in Psychology A Level as well as in all my social influence end of unit assessments, i provide the exact essay plans I used and revised in order to achieve these grades . They are easy, concise and detailed, and will definitely secure you top grades. They contain both A01 and A03 including some issues and debates/ counter arguments which will get you the highest band in your essays.

1. define universali- ty refers to characteristics of human beings that can be ap- plied to all, despite differences of experience or upbringing 2. define alpha bias when differences between men and women are highlight- ed. psychological theories that suggest there are real and enduring differences between men and women can be said to show alpha bias. 3. define beta bias when theories ignore or minimise genuine differences between the sexes. for example, when research uses all male sampl...

Having achieved an A* in Psychology A Level as well as in all my social influence end of unit assessments, I provide the exact materials I created and revised in order to achieve these grades . These are your typical answers to standard 4,6,8 and 16 mark questions These contain AO1, A02 and A03 answers including some issues and debates/ counter arguments which will get you the highest band in your responses and/ or essays. They also include mistakes and subsequently the corrections from thos...

A* notes on all the topics in social influence for AQA Psychology Paper 1 (A level). Includes: Types of Conformity; Conformity Studies (i.e., Asch's line study); Zimbardo's Stanford Prison Experiment; Obedience studies (Milgram); Agentic State and Legitimacy of Authority; The Authoritarian Personality (Adorno's Californian F-Scale); Resistance to Social Influence; Locus of Control; Minority Influence; and The Role of Social Influence in Social Change. All topics have structured A03 paragraph...