Social Psychology

The information below indicates the sequence by which social change occurs - take note of the real life links.

AO1, Description - Resistance of Social Influence:Definition of Resistance of Social Influence- The ways in which individuals attempt to withstand perceived attempts to threaten freedom of [...]

Explanations of Resistance to Social Influence Definition- The ways in which individuals attempt to withstand perceived attempts to threaten freedom of choice. For what reasons are able to stay [...]

Milgram carried out a number of variations of his original obedience study in order to see how changes to; location, the way the authority figure is dressed, participant personality and proximity [...]

It is easy to deny personal responsibility when orders come from a figure of authority because it can be assumed that they will take ultimate responsibility. In these instances, we become [...]

One of the most influential pieces of research into obedience is undoubtedly from Stanley Milgram (his electric shock study). Milgram was the son of Polish refugees and wanted to show that, when [...]

Conformity to Social Roles Definition - the parts individuals play as members of a social group, which meet the expectations of that situation.

Variables Affecting Conformity: After Asch's original study, he decided to carry out a number of further investigations to see which variables would affect the levels of conformity among [...]

AO1, Description: Any explanation of conformity has to make reference to the two types of conformity - Internalisation and Compliance. For your exam, not only do you need to be able to define [...]

The focus of this page is to look at the different types of conformity including; Compliance, Internalisation and Identification. We will focus on the key definitions associated with conformity [...]