After losing the vote for student-council chair to Priya, Amina feels low, has little energy and sits quietly at the back of council meetings.
According to social rank theory, what function do Amina's symptoms serve for Priya?
They reassure Priya that the contest is over, so she has no reason to press her advantage.
They signal to Priya that she should give up the chair to avoid a damaging conflict.
They show Priya that Amina is saving her energy before competing for the chair again.
They warn Priya that Amina is still a rival, so Priya should stay on guard against a challenge.
144 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Psychology 3.2 Theories/Explanations, covering 3.2.1 Clinical characteristics of schizophrenia, 3.2.2 Key statistics of schizophrenia, 3.2.3 Dopamine hypothesis of schizophrenia, 3.2.4 Brain structure and function in schizophrenia; criticisms, 3.2.5 Social drift theory of schizophrenia, 3.2.6 Schizophrenia research study: Daniel et al. (1991), 3.2.7 Clinical characteristics of clinical depression, 3.2.8 Key statistics of clinical depression, 3.2.9 Social rank theory of clinical depression, 3.2.10 ABC Model of clinical depression, and 3.2.11 Clinical Depression research study: Tandoc et al. (2015). Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.