social influence past paper questions

Question 1

explain does the bar chart show about conformity

Answer 1

there are two factors influencing conformity:

The ambiguity of the task and group size of the majority
A large majority is the most influential with an ambiguous task but still exerts some pressure even when the task is easy

However, a small majority has less effect, and the type of task does not seem to be an important variable

evaluate each of the bars

Question 2

what is meant by compliance

Answer 2

Compliance is where you go along with the group to fit in (1 mark)

even if you don’t really believe their viewpoint for example, in Asch’s study, many of the naive participants went along with the wrong answer so as not to look stupid

1 mark for definition

2nd for elaboration

3rd for elaboration/ example

Question 3

explain the importance of proximity, uniform and location is obedience

refer to research in your answer

Answer 3