12 marks
What is meant by the psychological term ‘collective behaviour’?
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Crowd & Collective Behaviour (AQA GCSE Psychology): Exam Questions
Exam code: 8182
25 mins8 questions
21 mark
The following definition of ‘deindividuation’ is not complete.
Deindividuation happens when someone loses their ________________
This causes them to feel less responsibility for their actions.
You have been given four suggestions of what the missing words are
Complete the definition by identifying the correct missing words.
ability to be anonymous
cultural identity
individuality and personal identity
purpose and passion for life
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33 marks
Read the following conversation between two psychology teachers.
Mrs Kaur: I have been thinking about giving my Year 11 students a group project.
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What is meant by the term ‘social loafing’?
Refer to the conversation to support your answer.
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41 mark
Which of the following best describes ‘collective behaviour’?
The way people behave when they act together as part of a large group or crowd.
Less effort being made when working in a group than when working alone.
The actions a person takes when they see someone needing help.
When individuals lose their sense of personal identity and self-restraint in a crowd.
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54 marks
Read the following conversation.
Anna: “I am so pleased the teacher is letting us work on our project in groups. That means I can do less of the work.” Mari: “I prefer working on my own because I feel like I have to try harder.” |
What is meant by ‘social loafing’?
Refer to both Anna’s and Mari’s comments in your answer.
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61 mark
People in crowds may join in with anti-social behaviour because they lose their sense of personal identity and feel less responsibility for their actions.
Which one of the following factors causes this?
Deindividuation
Proximity
Social loafing
Task difficulty
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7a3 marks
Read the following conversation.
Two boys went to see a football game where a fight happened between two groups of fans. They talked about the fight after the game. Liam: “I’m not really sure why I joined in, I just went along with the crowd.” Lukas: “When I saw the fight starting, I knew I had to walk away because I strongly believe that violence is wrong.” Liam: “I don’t really like violence either, but the friend I was with joined in so I had to join in as well because I didn’t want to look like I was scared.” |
What is meant by the term deindividuation? Refer to the conversation in your answer.
7b3 marks
Dispositional factors can affect how likely it is that someone will join in with collective behaviour.
Explain why Liam joined in the fight but Lukas did not. Use the conversation and your knowledge of dispositional factors in your answer.
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8a1 mark
Read the following article.
Results of study into collective behaviour Researchers have carried out a study into collective behaviour with students from two different countries. People from Country A are more individualistic and people from Country B are more collectivist. The researchers found a difference in the way that students from each country behaved when they were put into a group and did a shared task. Students from Country A were found to put in less effort than students from Country B. |
What is meant by ‘collective behaviour’?
8b4 marks
Identify and explain two social factors that influenced the collective behaviour described in the article.
8c2 marks
Use an example to explain how one dispositional factor could affect collective behaviour.
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