Amir and Elena were waiting on a busy subway platform. A transit officer approached them and instructed them to move to a designated waiting area further down the platform. Amir immediately moved as requested, but Elena refused to budge and stayed where she was.
Using your knowledge of factors affecting obedience and dissent, explain one factor that may account for Elena's dissent.
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.