Most members of a community choir believe that a mental health diagnosis should not affect who is chosen to sing a solo. Priya, who has depression, performs as well as the other singers at an audition. The conductor privately believes that people with depression are unreliable and must announce the choice of soloist at a choir meeting.
Explain how majority influence could prevent the conductor from discriminating against Priya even though the conductor's private view has not changed.
26 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Psychology 4.3 Application: Changing attitudes, covering 4.3.1 Minority influence and social change and 4.3.2 Majority influence and social change. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.