During a rehearsal, one performer changes their preferred interpretation after most of the cast disagree with them. A scan shows that this performer has a smaller hippocampal volume than another performer. Later, the second performer damages a set piece despite knowing that this will upset the cast; a scan shows damage to their ventromedial pre-frontal cortex.
Using links between the brain and dispositional factors, explain how the brain characteristics could be related to the performers’ behaviour.
76 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Psychology 4.2 Theories/Explanations, covering 4.2.1 Situational factors on conformity and crowds, 4.2.2 Situational factors on culture and obedience; criticisms, 4.2.3 Situational Factors research study: Bickman (1974), 4.2.4 Dispositional factors on conformity, crowds, morality, obedience, 4.2.5 Brain in dispositional factors; criticisms, and 4.2.6 Dispositional Factors research study: NatCen (2011). Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.