Syllabus Edition
First teaching 2017
Last exams 2026
Exam code: 7182
In 1987, a survey of 1000 young people found that 540 said they smoked cigarettes, whilst 460 said they did not. In 2017, a similar survey of another 1000 young people found that 125 said they smoked cigarettes, whilst 875 said they did not.
Calculate the ratio of smokers to non-smokers in 2017. Give your answer in simplest form.
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Which factors affecting minority influence are illustrated by the following examples?
1) Members of a religious group give up their Saturday mornings to distribute leaflets about the importance of worship.
2) An environmental group acknowledges that recycling can be time-consuming while emphasising its importance for the future of the planet.
3) All of the members of the ‘Flat Earth Society’ agree that the Earth is flat and not round.
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What is meant by consistency as a factor affecting minority influence?
The minority presents a united front and shares the same message
The minority presents a united front and shares the same message for some but not all of the time
The minority presents a divided front and disagrees about the message
The minority have found strong social support
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In 1987, a survey of 1000 young people found that 540 said they smoked cigarettes, whilst 460 said they did not. In 2017, a similar survey of another 1000 young people found that 125 said they smoked cigarettes, whilst 875 said they did not.
Which statistical test should be used to calculate whether there is a significant difference in reported smoking behaviour between the two surveys? Give three reasons for your answer.
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In a sixth form debating society, Samina is the only student in a group of six who does not believe that drugs should be legalised.
Using your knowledge of minority influence processes, explain two ways in which Samina could convince the other students in the debating society to agree with her.
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Explain how minority influence plays a role in social change.
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Jenny is a psychology teacher who works with six other teachers in the department. Jenny believes strongly that homework should not be graded as it distracts students from reading verbal feedback on their work. She would like her colleagues to stop grading work. The other members of the department do not agree but have told Jenny they are willing to have a meeting about it.
Using your knowledge of minority influence, explain how Jenny might be able to persuade the rest of the department to accept her view.
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In 1987, a survey of 1000 young people found that 540 said they smoked cigarettes, whilst 460 said they did not. In 2017, a similar survey of another 1000 young people found that 125 said they smoked cigarettes, whilst 875 said they did not.
The survey shows that fewer young people are smoking today than in 1987.
Using your knowledge of social influence processes in social change, explain possible reasons for this change in behaviour.
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Fewer and fewer people use single-use plastic items, such as water bottles and plastic straws.
Using your knowledge of social influence processes in social change, explain why fewer and fewer people are using single-use plastic items.
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Discuss research into minority influence.
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