OCR GCSE Psychology · J203
Paper 2
Revise: Situational Influences on BehaviourA situational factor is an external feature of someone’s circumstances that influences how they act. Other people, the expectations of a culture and the presence of an authority figure can all affect behaviour. A situational explanation asks what is happening around the person, rather than explaining their actions only through personality.
- Revise: NatCen (2011): Dispositional Factors in the Tottenham Riots
An aspect of the immediate environment or social circumstances that influences behaviour.