Thousands of runners in a charity fun run all wear identical bright orange T-shirts. Spectators line the route. As the runners pass the halfway point, a few start high-fiving the spectators and cheering on strangers who are struggling, and soon almost every runner nearby is doing the same. Later that evening, some of the runners, still in their orange T-shirts, join a large group that starts shouting abuse at passing drivers. One runner, Lily, walks away from the group.
Using situational factors, explain the behaviour of the runners in the source.
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.