Perrin and spencer - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

AQA A-level PSYCHOLOGY Paper 1 Types of and explanations for conformity - Lucas - answerStudents conformed more on harder maths questions and if they had less confidence in their maths ability Conformity: Asch's research - Perrin and Spencer - answerRepeated Asch's study on engineering students, only one student conformed out of 396 trials Conformity to social roles: Zimbardo's research - Reicher and Haslam - answerRepeated the experiment on TV, the prisoners took control of the guards ...

Kelman - ANSWER 1958. Proposed three types of conformity. Conformity - ANSWER Yielding to group pressure. Behaviour and/or beliefs are influenced by a larger group of people. Internalisation - ANSWER Public and private. Validation process. Change own beliefs. Identification - ANSWER Accept influence to establish a relationship with a group. To feel part of a group. Internalisation and compliance. Compliance - ANSWER Public not private. No change in personal opinion. To fain approval....

High quality social influence essay on a complex past question, written by an A* student in the run-up to my actual exams; achieved 16/16. This was written for the AQA specification.