On a school trip to a museum, the group is asked where the exhibition entrance is. Nobody is sure. Eight students all point to the same staircase. Rhys thought it was the lift, but he points to the staircase too. On a second trip, seven students point one way but his friend Dev points the other way, and this time Rhys says what he thinks.
Explain how majority influence can explain Rhys's behaviour on the two trips.
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.