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• 1Define obedience precisely (2 marks)
• 2Outline the agentic state and the agentic shift (3 marks)
• 3Describe the procedure of Milgram (1963) (4 marks)
• 4Explain why obedience fell in the rundown office block variation (4 marks)
• 5Apply agency theory to a workplace scenario (5 marks)
• 6Identify power bases in a scenario using social power theory (4 marks)
• 7Evaluate cross-cultural obedience research (6 marks)
• 8Build a Band 4 answer: evaluate Milgram (1963) (8 marks)
• 9Section C: plan a 12-mark answer on situational versus dispositional explanations

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• 1Define conformity without using the word 'conform' (2 marks)
• 2Distinguish the three types of conformity (3 marks)
• 3Describe the procedure and findings of Asch (1951) (5 marks)
• 4Diagnose NSI or ISI from a scenario (5 marks)
• 5Explain why one dissenter reduces conformity (4 marks)
• 6Explain the behavioural style a minority needs (4 marks)
• 7Evaluate Moscovici et al. (1969) (6 marks)
• 8Assess whether conformity differs between cultures (6 marks)
• 9Build a Band 4 answer: evaluate Asch's research (8 marks)

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