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PsychologyAQA (7182) / Edexcel (9PS0)Social Psychology

Social Psychology — A-Level Psychology

AQA / Edexcel A-Level Psychology

Social psychology examines how individuals are influenced by others — and it is a core topic in both AQA and Edexcel A-Level Psychology. This interactive tool covers conformity (Asch's line study, types of conformity: compliance, identification, internalisation), obedience (Milgram's shock experiment, situational and dispositional explanations), resistance to social influence, and minority influence (Moscovici's blue slide study, consistency, commitment, flexibility). Explore each key study interactively, build structured AO1/AO3 evaluation paragraphs, and practise the application scenarios that appear on exam papers.

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Frequently asked questions

What are the three types of conformity?+
The three types are: compliance (publicly agreeing but privately disagreeing, driven by normative social influence), identification (conforming to a group you value, changing behaviour and sometimes beliefs while membership lasts), and internalisation (genuinely accepting the group's views as your own, driven by informational social influence).
What were the key findings of Milgram's obedience study?+
Milgram (1963) found that 65% of participants administered the maximum 450V shock when instructed by an authority figure, despite showing signs of distress. This demonstrated that situational factors (legitimate authority, graduated commitment, agentic state) are powerful determinants of obedience, challenging dispositional explanations.

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