Social Influence

How others affect our behaviour including conformity, obedience, and crowds

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Social Influence is a key topic in the Edexcel GCSE Psychologyspecification. This topic covers how others affect our behaviour including conformity, obedience, and crowds.

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Definition of conformity Types of conformity Informational social influence Normative social influence Asch's (1951) conformity study Aim of the study Procedure: line judgment task Role of confederates Findings: 75% conformed at least once Conclusions about conformity Factors affecting conformity Group size Unanimity Task difficulty Private vs public answers Evaluation of Asch's study Definition of obedience Difference from conformity Milgram's (1963) obedience study Aim of the study Procedure: electric shocks Role of learner and experimenter Verbal prods used Findings: 65% obeyed fully Explanations of findings Evaluation of Milgram Ethical issues Proximity variations Location variations Uniform variations Agency theory of obedience Agentic state Autonomous state Moral strain Evaluation of agency theory Bickman's (1974) field study Procedure: uniform conditions Findings on obedience Conclusions about authority Crowd behaviour Deindividuation Anonymity Le Bon and crowds Prosocial crowds Antisocial crowds

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