Edexcel•A-Level•Psychology
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Social Psychology
Obedience, prejudice, and social psychological explanations of behaviour
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Social Psychology is a key topic in the Edexcel A-Level Psychologyspecification. This topic covers obedience, prejudice, and social psychological explanations of behaviour.
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Milgram's agency theory of obedienceAgentic state vs autonomous stateMoral strainEvaluation of Milgram's agency theoryMilgram's (1963) baseline studyProcedure of Milgram studyFindings and conclusionsMilgram's variationsEffect of location on obedienceEffect of proximity on obedienceEffect of uniform on obedienceEthical issues in obedience researchSocial impact theory (Latané)Strength, immediacy, numberApplication of social impact theoryFactors affecting obedienceIndividual differences in obedienceSituational factors in obedienceSocial identity theory (Tajfel and Turner)In-groups and out-groupsSocial categorisationSocial identificationSocial comparisonPositive distinctivenessEvaluation of social identity theoryRealistic conflict theory (Sherif)Competition for resourcesSuperordinate goalsSherif's Robbers Cave studyProcedure of Robbers CaveFindings and conclusionsEvaluation of realistic conflict theoryIndividual differences in prejudiceAuthoritarian personalityRight-wing authoritarianismBurger's (2009) replication of MilgramEthical modifications madeFindings comparison with originalReicher and Haslam (2006) BBC Prison StudyProcedure of BBC Prison StudyFindings on social identityImplications for understanding tyranny
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