A youth worker compared four accounts from young people in Tottenham after the riots.
| Young person | Account | Decision |
|---|---|---|
| Harun | His friends had joined the crowd, where he felt anonymous. | Became involved |
| Maya | She had experienced problems with the police and had little hope of finding work. | Became involved |
| Owen | His friends stayed away and an adult told him not to become involved. | Stayed away |
| Sienna | She valued her job and her family strongly disapproved of the rioting. | Stayed away |
Using NatCen's (2011) findings about nudge and tug factors, explain the pattern of decisions shown in the table. Assess how far the evidence collected by NatCen supports using these factors to explain the four decisions.
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.