A Level Psychology Social Influence Notes

The whole of the social influence topic (aimed at AQA)

Includes the following:

Types of conformity: internalisation, identification and compliance. Explanations for
conformity: informational social influence and normative social influence, and variables
affecting conformity including group size, unanimity and task difficulty as investigated by
Asch

Conformity to social roles as investigated by Zimbardo

Explanations for obedience: agentic state and legitimacy of authority, and situational
variables affecting obedience including proximity and location, as investigated by Milgram,
and uniform. Dispositional explanation for obedience: the Authoritarian Personality

Explanations of resistance to social influence, including social support and locus of control

Minority influence including reference to consistency, commitment and flexibility

The role of social influence processes in social change

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