Social Area

Question 1

Applications

Answer 1

Can help to defend negative behaviours as it suggests that situational influences strongly affect us

Question 2

Assumptions

Answer 2

1. Human behaviour can be strongly influenced by individuals and groups
2. Area assumes that our behaviour is strongly influenced by situational factors

Question 3

Strengths

Answer 3

+ The social area can explain many phenomena e.g. Social obedience
+ Social influences have been shown to have a strong influence on people’s behaviour. e.g. Authority figures

Question 4

Weaknesses

Answer 4

• The social area can often create unethical situations which can cause psychological stress to participants e.g. milgram shocking strangers
• Social area research has been criticised for having restricted samples e.g.milgram 40 males