SOCIAL INFLUENCE EVALUATION

Question 1

strength of jenness’ study

Answer 1

pps conformed to group answer when in ambiguous situation
this supports idea that ppl conform when answer isnt clear due to ISI

Question 2

strength of aschs’ study

Answer 2

lab setting

Question 3

weakness of asch

Answer 3

some people are more concerned with being liked than others
suggests individual differences affect conformity
therefore, 1 general theory doesnt explain

Question 4

strength of zimbardos’

Answer 4

mcdermott ( 2019 )
argues pps behaved as if the prison was real
behaviours were similar as behaviours recorded irl
suggests findings did replicate social roles
INTERNAL VALIDITY

Question 5

strength 2 of zimbardo

Answer 5

positive impact on society
experiment has altered how prisons are run
juveniles no longer housed with adults when awaiting trial

Question 6

weakness of zimbardos’

Answer 6

low ecological validity
argued pps were play acting based on stereotypes
one guard followed movie
suggests findings tells us little about social roles irl

Question 7

strength 2 of milgram

Answer 7

temporal validity
french documentary 2019
80% went to highest voltage
supports original findings show results can be replicated

Question 8

weakness of milgrams

Answer 8

ethical issue
pps decieved of shocks
pps were distressed

Question 9

strength 3 of milgram

Answer 9

BICKMANS UNIFORM
shows people are more likely to obey authority figure.
supports situational factors have influence

Question 10

weakness 2 milgram

Answer 10

reduced internal validity
pps may have figured pps werent being shocked, especially with variations due to pps maybe changing their behaviour?

Question 11

strength of dispositional explanations of obedience

Answer 11

research supports
milgram and elms 1966
interviewed and all obedient people scored high on F Scale
evidence theres a link between personality and obedience

Question 12

weakness of dispositional explanations

Answer 12

explanations are reductionist
pre war germany, people were racist despite the fact they different in personality types
alternative explanations more likely to explain

Question 13

weakness 2 of dispositional explanations

Answer 13

adorno found correlations between authoraranism and obediance
doesnt prove one causes other
cant state harsh parenting causes auth personality ( cause and effect )

Question 14

strength social psychological obediance

Answer 14

a filming of milgrams study was shown to students
they were asked to blame
most blamed experimenter, who was then seen as legitimate of authority figure
supports explanation of obediance

Question 15

strength 2 social psychological

Answer 15

explanations can explain obedience in real life war crimes: holocaust
they can be understood through hierarchy and delegating
we can apply real world applications

Question 16

weakness of social psychological

Answer 16

german reserve police shot civillians, even after being ordered to assign to other duties
not all behaviours explained by agentic states

Question 17

strength of resisting social influence

Answer 17

holland repeated milgrams study and measured locus of control
37% internal resist
23% external went to 450V
resistance and loc have a relationship
increases validity

Question 18

weakness of resisting social influence

Answer 18

twenge 2004
analysed LOC over 40 years
people have become more resistant to obedience but also more external
contradicts idea externals are obedient

Question 19

strength of minority influence

Answer 19

Miscovici’s blue green slide
found consistent minority persuades majority
supports idea that consistent view is a requirement

Question 20

strength 2 of minority influence

Answer 20

one variation of miscovici was pps writing answers down
more agreement w minority
supports idea that minority causes deeper processing in private

Question 21

weakness of minority influence

Answer 21

lacks external validity
many studies in minority influence uses artificial tasks
suggests limited explanations

Question 22

strength of social change

Answer 22

helps society
change can influence things eg: recycling
beneficial

Question 23

strength 2 of social change

Answer 23

nolan conducted study hanging messages on californian doors
c1- “ most residents reducing energy”
c2- “pls reduce energy”
c1 reduced energy more, showing conformity can lead to social change due to NSI

Question 24

weakness of social change

Answer 24

some people resist social change
a study found pps were less likely to behave greener because they did not want to be part of minority
therefore, minority may be ineffective if perception is negative