Dispositional Factors in Social Influence — OCR GCSE Psychology J203
OCR GCSE Psychology · J203
Dispositional Factors in Social Influence
What you need to know
Analyze the effect of dispositional factors, such as personality, on behaviour.
Evaluate how self-esteem influences conformity.
Explain the role of locus of control in crowd behaviour.
Assess the impact of morality on pro-social and anti-social behaviour.
Describe the relationship between the authoritarian personality and obedience.
Explain the influence of the brain on dispositional factors, including the relationship between hippocampal volume and self-esteem, and the role of the pre-frontal cortex in morality.
Evaluate criticisms of dispositional factor theories, including issues related to generalisability.
Analyze the NatCen (2011) research study on the August riots in England, specifically focusing on anti-social collective behaviour and dispositional factors related to the events in Tottenham.
