Marcus is busy preparing for a major regional swimming competition and needs every minute to focus on his own training plan. However, the head coach, Coach Vance, orders Marcus to arrive an hour early every morning to scrub the poolside starting blocks and organize the heavy training equipment.
Using agency theory, explain why Marcus might have obeyed Coach Vance's orders even though he was busy.
171 exam-style questions on Edexcel A Level Psychology Content, covering Theories of obedience, Research into obedience (Milgram variations), Factors affecting obedience and dissent, Explanations and research into prejudice, Factors affecting prejudice, Individual differences in obedience/prejudice, and Developmental psychology in obedience/prejudice. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.