At a town-park event, Ellis believes that what happens to them is mainly shaped by luck and by what other people do. Nearby, a group of spectators begins a coordinated chant for a local team.
State whether Ellis has an internal or external locus of control.
Give one prediction about how Ellis may respond to the spectators' chant.
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.