Conformity: AQA GCSE Psychology questions
Every AQA GCSE Psychology exam question on 3.2.1.1 Conformity, 2020–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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All 10 questions on Conformity, as a list
- June 2025, Paper 2, Q01 (1 mark): Both dispositional and social factors affect conformity. Which of the following is the best definition of ‘dispositional factors’? Shade one box. [1 mark] A Ext
- June 2025, Paper 2, Q02.2 (3 marks): Give one conclusion the psychologist could draw from the described study of conformity. Use the results to explain your answer. [3 marks]
- June 2025, Paper 2, Q02.3 (3 marks): Asch used a very similar procedure to the one described. Briefly evaluate Asch’s study of conformity. [3 marks]
- June 2024, Paper 2, Q04 (9 marks): Read the following conversation. Two psychology students were having a conversation about the lesson they had just had. Aneeta: “I found the results of Asch’s s
- June 2023, Paper 2, Q06 (6 marks): Solomon Asch carried out his famous ‘line’ experiment in the 1950s. Discuss whether or not Asch’s study of conformity would be considered to be ethical now. Use
- June 2022, Paper 2, Q02.3 (2 marks): Outline one conclusion that the psychologist could draw about conformity from the results in Table 1. [2 marks]
- November 2021, Paper 2, Q02 (2 marks): Task difficulty and expertise are two factors known to affect conformity. Use an example to describe how each of these factors could affect conformity. [2 marks
- November 2021, Paper 2, Q04 (4 marks): Briefly explain two weaknesses of laboratory experiments. Refer to Asch’s study of conformity in your answer. [4 marks]
- November 2020, Paper 2, Q01 (2 marks): Which two of the following statements about conformity are correct? Shade two boxes. [2 marks] A Conformity is when people follow the orders of someone in a pos
- November 2020, Paper 2, Q02.1 (6 marks): You have been asked to design an experiment to investigate the effect of anonymity on conformity. In your answer outline the following information: • what your
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