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Question 64

A research team in social psychology investigated the factors influencing workplace compliance. They observed whether office employees complied with a request to leave a secure server room door propped open during a lunch break.

Table 2: Compliance rates under different request conditions

One junior temporary worker requested the door be left openOne senior department director requested the door be left openFour junior temporary workers requested the door be left open
% of employees who complied348776

Explain how far social impact theory can support the findings of the study shown in Table 2.

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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.

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