AQA A-Level Psychology: SOCIAL INFLUENCE Topic (10 Full Lessons)

This comprehensive bundle is designed in line with the latest AQA A-Level Specification (published June 2019), though its content and activities are suitable for use across various specifications. It provides everything you need to teach the Social Influence topic in an engaging and structured way, offering 10 complete lessons, each with interactive activities and assessment materials.

Included Lessons:

1. Types and Explanations of Conformity – Understanding different forms of conformity and their explanations.
2. Asch’s Research (1951, 1955) – Exploring Asch’s famous experiments on conformity.
3. Zimbardo’s Research (1971) – Examining the Stanford Prison Experiment and the influence of social roles.
4. Milgram’s Research (1963) – Investigating obedience to authority through Milgram’s groundbreaking experiments.
5. Milgram’s Situational Variables – How situational factors impact obedience.
6. Social-Psychological Factors – Delving into factors like legitimacy of authority and the agentic state.
7. Dispositional Explanations: The Authoritarian Personality – Understanding obedience through personality traits.
8. Resistance to Social Influence – Exploring the factors that help individuals resist pressures to conform or obey.
9. Minority Influence – How minority groups can bring about social change.
10. Social Influence and Social Change – The processes that lead to large-scale societal shifts.

Each lesson comes as a fully-editable PowerPoint, with carefully designed activities that encourage critical thinking, class discussion, and application of research.

For more details, please see individual lesson descriptions.

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