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2.2 Social influence

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Question 7

Which statement about Milgram's Agency theory is correct? Shade one box.

[1]
A

In an agentic state, a person believes the authority figure is responsible.

B

In an autonomous state, a person gives responsibility to the authority figure.

C

People obey because they feel similar to the authority figure.

D

An agentic shift happens when a person stops seeing someone as an authority.

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2.2 Social influence Questions

  1. IGCSE
  2. /Psychology
  3. /2.2 Social influence

50 exam-style questions on Oxford AQA IGCSE Psychology 2.2 Social influence, covering 2.2.1 Factors affecting conformity, 2.2.2 Conformity: Asch, 2.2.3 Obedience and Agency theory, 2.2.4 Dispositional factors in obedience, 2.2.5 Factors affecting bystander intervention, 2.2.6 Studies of bystander behaviour, and 2.2.7 Collective behaviour in crowds. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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