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Q1.
Which one of the following is most associated with informational social
influence?

Shade one box only.

A It is an emotional, rather than cognitive, process.

B It is based on a desire to be liked, rather than a

C It is more likely to lead to a permanent, rather

D It occurs in unambiguous situations, rather than

Q2.
Outline how two variables investigated by Asch affected conformity.

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Q3.
Explain two ethical limitations of Asch’s investigations into conformity.

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Q4.
Suggest two reasons why Asch’s conformity investigations could be considered
to be unrealistic.

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Q5.
Charlie has just started at a new school. He has become friendly with a group of
boys in his year group. Charlie thinks they are ‘cool’.

One day, one of the more popular boys in the group suggests they all wear their
school jumpers inside-out for a week, ‘just to see what will happen’. Charlie
worries about this all night but still goes to school the following day wearing his
jumper inside-out.

Use your knowledge of conformity to explain Charlie’s behaviour.

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Q6.
Outline informational social influence as an explanation for conformity.

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Q7.
Briefly outline three findings from Asch’s research into conformity.

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Q8.
Explain one limitation of Asch’s research into conformity.

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Q9.
Describe the procedure of Zimbardo’s research into social roles.

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Q10.
Explain one limitation of Zimbardo’s research into social roles.

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Q11.
A teacher wanted to investigate the attitudes of students in her school to the
school’s homework policy. She used a volunteer sample of students from the
school. All the students who volunteered were over 16 years of age. The
students were interviewed in groups of four.

One of the participants, Ava, strongly believed that the amount of homework she
was set was fair. However, when the teacher interviewed her with her three
friends, the friends said they thought they had too much homework. Ava also
said she thought there was too much homework.

Use your knowledge of conformity to explain one reason for Ava’s behaviour.

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Q12.
Researchers have identified different features of science, including:

• replicability
• theory construction
• hypothesis testing.

Explain how Asch’s conformity research illustrates one of these features of

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