AQA A-Level Psychology - Social Influence revision PowerPoint

Detailed and in-depth PowerPoint slides on the specification relating to the Social influence section on AQA Paper 1 for the Psychology A-Level. Detailed notes are included on the following areas:

• Types of conformity
• Explanations of conformity
• Asch’s research into conformity and addition research into variables affecting conformity
• Conformity to social roles as investigated by Zimbardo
• Milgram’s original research into obedience
• Explanations of obedience - agentic state and legitimate authority
• Dispositional explanations of obedience - authoritarian personality
• Explanantions of resistance to social influence
• The role of minority influence
• The role of social influence processes in social change

All slides include AO1 and AO3 information to help with different types of exam questions.
These resources have been made by a student who achieved a grade A* in Psychology, who is now studying Psychology in Education at the University of Birmingham.