OFFICIAL JUNE 2025 AQA A-LEVEL
PSYCHOLOGY 7182/2 PAPER 2 PSYCHOLOGY
IN CONTEXT MERGED QUESTION PAPER +
MARK SCHEME
Outline gone gethical gissue gthat ghas garisen gin gsocial ginfluence gresearch. gRefer gto
gone gor gmore gsocial ginfluence gstudies gin gyour ganswer g(4 gmarks) g- ganswersSocial
ginfluence gresearch ghas gissues gwith gthe gdeception gof gits gparticipants gwhich gleads
gto ga gfurther gissue gof ga glack gof ginformed gconsent gto gtake gpart. gFor gexample gin
gAsch's gstudy gon gmajority ginfluence gparticipants gwere gtold gthey gwere gtaking gpart
gin ga gtest gof gvisual gperception gand gin gMilgram's gresearch ginto gobedience gthey
gwere gtold git gwas ga gstudy ginto gthe geffects gof gpunishment gon glearning. gHowever
gthese glevels gof gdeception gare gnecessary gin gsocial ginfluence gresearch gas gtelling
gthe gparticipants gthat gyour gwill gbe gstudying gtheir glevels gof gconformity gto ga gsocial
ggroup, gor gtheir glevels gof gobedience gwould gresult gin gdemand gcharacteristics gand
ginvalidate gthe gresults gobtained.
Charlie ghas gjust gstarted gat ga gnew gschool. gHe ghas gbecome gfriendly gwith ga ggroup
gof gboys gin ghis gyear ggroup. gCharlie gthinks gthey gare g'cool'.
One gday, gone gof gthe gmore gpopular gboys gin gthe ggroup gsuggests gthey gall gwear
gtheir gschool gjumpers ginside-out gfor ga gweek, g'just gto gsee gwhat gwill ghappen'.
gCharlie gworries gabout gthis gall gnight gbut gstill ggoes gto gschool gthe gfollowing gday
gwearing ghis gjumper ginside-out.
Use gyour gknowledge gof gconformity gto gexplain gCharlie's gbehaviour g(6 gmarks) g-
ganswersConformity grefers gto gchanging gone's gbehaviour gor gbeliefs gto galign gwith
gthose gof ga ggroup gdue gto greal gor gperceived ggroup gpressure. gSeveral gfactors
gexplain gwhy gCharlie gconformed gin gthis gsituation.
One gfactor gis gNormative gSocial ginfluence. gCharlie glikely gconformed gto gavoid
grejection gor gdisapproval gfrom ghis gnew ggroup gof gfriends, gwho ghe gperceives gas
g"cool" gand gmore gpopular. gHe gdoesn't gwant gto gstand gout gor gbe gridiculed gfor gnot
gparticipating, gso ghe gfollows gthe ggroup's gbehaviour gto gfit gin gand gbe gaccepted.
Another gfactor gis gidentification, gsince gCharlie gadmires gthe ggroup gand gviews gthem
gas g"cool," ghe gmay gwant gto gbe gaccepted gby gthem. gThis gadmiration gcan glead ghim
gto gidentify gwith gtheir gbehaviours, gleading ghim gto gconform gto gwhat gthe ggroup
gdoes, gsuch gas gwearing gthe gjumper ginside-out.
Informational gSocial gInfluence: gThere gmay galso gbe gan gelement gof ginformational
ginfluence. gCharlie gmay gbelieve gthat gbecause gthe gpopular gboys gare gsuggesting
gthis, gthey gknow gsomething ghe gdoesn't gabout gthe gsocial gdynamics gof gthe gschool,
gand gso ghe ggoes galong gwith gthe gbehaviour gthinking gthey gmight gbe gright.
Later gthat gday, gthe gheadteacher gcalls geach gof gthe gboys gin gthe ggroup gto ghis goffice
gone gby gone, gincluding gCharlie. gHe gexplains gthat gthe gschool gjumper gshould gnot
PSYCHOLOGY 7182/2 PAPER 2 PSYCHOLOGY
IN CONTEXT MERGED QUESTION PAPER +
MARK SCHEME
Outline gone gethical gissue gthat ghas garisen gin gsocial ginfluence gresearch. gRefer gto
gone gor gmore gsocial ginfluence gstudies gin gyour ganswer g(4 gmarks) g- ganswersSocial
ginfluence gresearch ghas gissues gwith gthe gdeception gof gits gparticipants gwhich gleads
gto ga gfurther gissue gof ga glack gof ginformed gconsent gto gtake gpart. gFor gexample gin
gAsch's gstudy gon gmajority ginfluence gparticipants gwere gtold gthey gwere gtaking gpart
gin ga gtest gof gvisual gperception gand gin gMilgram's gresearch ginto gobedience gthey
gwere gtold git gwas ga gstudy ginto gthe geffects gof gpunishment gon glearning. gHowever
gthese glevels gof gdeception gare gnecessary gin gsocial ginfluence gresearch gas gtelling
gthe gparticipants gthat gyour gwill gbe gstudying gtheir glevels gof gconformity gto ga gsocial
ggroup, gor gtheir glevels gof gobedience gwould gresult gin gdemand gcharacteristics gand
ginvalidate gthe gresults gobtained.
Charlie ghas gjust gstarted gat ga gnew gschool. gHe ghas gbecome gfriendly gwith ga ggroup
gof gboys gin ghis gyear ggroup. gCharlie gthinks gthey gare g'cool'.
One gday, gone gof gthe gmore gpopular gboys gin gthe ggroup gsuggests gthey gall gwear
gtheir gschool gjumpers ginside-out gfor ga gweek, g'just gto gsee gwhat gwill ghappen'.
gCharlie gworries gabout gthis gall gnight gbut gstill ggoes gto gschool gthe gfollowing gday
gwearing ghis gjumper ginside-out.
Use gyour gknowledge gof gconformity gto gexplain gCharlie's gbehaviour g(6 gmarks) g-
ganswersConformity grefers gto gchanging gone's gbehaviour gor gbeliefs gto galign gwith
gthose gof ga ggroup gdue gto greal gor gperceived ggroup gpressure. gSeveral gfactors
gexplain gwhy gCharlie gconformed gin gthis gsituation.
One gfactor gis gNormative gSocial ginfluence. gCharlie glikely gconformed gto gavoid
grejection gor gdisapproval gfrom ghis gnew ggroup gof gfriends, gwho ghe gperceives gas
g"cool" gand gmore gpopular. gHe gdoesn't gwant gto gstand gout gor gbe gridiculed gfor gnot
gparticipating, gso ghe gfollows gthe ggroup's gbehaviour gto gfit gin gand gbe gaccepted.
Another gfactor gis gidentification, gsince gCharlie gadmires gthe ggroup gand gviews gthem
gas g"cool," ghe gmay gwant gto gbe gaccepted gby gthem. gThis gadmiration gcan glead ghim
gto gidentify gwith gtheir gbehaviours, gleading ghim gto gconform gto gwhat gthe ggroup
gdoes, gsuch gas gwearing gthe gjumper ginside-out.
Informational gSocial gInfluence: gThere gmay galso gbe gan gelement gof ginformational
ginfluence. gCharlie gmay gbelieve gthat gbecause gthe gpopular gboys gare gsuggesting
gthis, gthey gknow gsomething ghe gdoesn't gabout gthe gsocial gdynamics gof gthe gschool,
gand gso ghe ggoes galong gwith gthe gbehaviour gthinking gthey gmight gbe gright.
Later gthat gday, gthe gheadteacher gcalls geach gof gthe gboys gin gthe ggroup gto ghis goffice
gone gby gone, gincluding gCharlie. gHe gexplains gthat gthe gschool gjumper gshould gnot
