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Revision - How to get a perfect 6 mark answer!

Question

Outline two reasons why people yield to majority influence. (3 marks + 3 marks)
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Marking criteria [How to get a perfect answer for the above question]

Majority influence or conformity is when a person changes their behaviour as a result of real or imagined group pressure. This may be due to several reasons:

• People conform so that they are liked and belong to the group (normative influence)

• People conform because they are unsure and want to be correct (informational influence)

• People may also conform because they change their beliefs (internalisation).


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