During a visit to a contemporary art gallery, Sophia and Jacob began taking photos of a fragile sculpture using a camera flash. The head curator of the gallery approached them and requested that they turn off their flashes immediately. Sophia promptly switched off her flash and put her camera away, whereas Jacob ignored the request and continued taking flash photographs.
Using your knowledge of Social Impact Theory, identify two reasons why Sophia complied with the curator's instructions.
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.