AQA Student Workbook - Social Influence

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Social Influence - Learning Objectives
On completion of this workbook you should be familiar with the following:

Week 1 - Types of conformity.
1. Types of conformity: internalisation, identification and compliance
2. Explanations for conformity: informational social influence and normative social influence
3. Asch (1951) Conformity in Unambiguous Situations
4. Variables affecting conformity including group size, unanimity and task difficulty

Week 2 - Conformity to social roles.
1. Conformity to social roles
2. Zimbardo’s research

Week 3 - Explanations for obedience
1. Explanations for obedience: agentic state and legitimacy of authority
2. Milgram’s (1963) study of Obedience to Authority
3. Situational variables affecting obedience including proximity, location and uniform
4. Dispositional explanation for obedience: the Authoritarian Personality.

Week 4 - Explanations of resistance to social influence
1. Explanations of resistance to social influence, including social support and locus of control
2. Minority influence including reference to consistency, commitment and flexibility
3. Moscovici et al (1969) study of minority influence
4. The role of social influence processes in social change

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