At a local council meeting, a proposal is made to demolish a historic park to build a multi-storey car park. The council leader, a highly authoritative and dominant figure, strongly pressures all members to vote in favour of the demolition. Elena decides to vote against the proposal after she notices another senior councillor, Marcus, openly voicing his dissent and voting against it. Elena also scores highly on personality measures of self-direction, feeling strongly that her individual choices directly affect her community's well-being.
Discuss explanations for why individuals resist pressures to conform and obey. Refer to the scenario involving Elena and Marcus, and empirical evidence in your answer.
Practise AQA A Level Psychology Resistance to social influence with exam-style questions for A Level Psychology. 31 questions, matched to the AQA A Level Psychology (7182) specification and written in Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3 style. Every question includes a full worked solution and mark scheme, so you can see where marks are awarded rather than just whether you got the answer right.
