Actual 2026 AQA A-level PSYCHOLOGY 7182/1 Paper 1 Merged Question Paper + Mark Scheme

Actual 2026 AQA A-level PSYCHOLOGY 7182/1 Paper 1 Merged Question Paper + Mark Scheme

Section A box
Social influence
Answer all questions in this section.
0 1 Outline one ethical issue that has arisen in social influence research. Refer to one or
more social influence studies in your answer.Do not write
outside the
0 2 Charlie has just started at a new school. He has become friendly with a group of boys in box
his year group. Charlie thinks they are ‘cool’.
One day, one of the more popular boys in the group suggests they all wear their school
jumpers inside-out for a week, ‘just to see what will happen’. Charlie worries about this all
night but still goes to school the following day wearing his jumper inside-out.
Use your knowledge of conformity to explain Charlie’s behaviour.
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0 3 box Later that day, the headteacher calls each of the boys in the group to his office
one-by-one, including Charlie.
He explains that the school jumper should not be worn inside-out, and that a detention will
be given to any boy who disobeys. From then on, each boy wears their jumper correctly.
Use your knowledge of obedience to explain the boys’ behaviour.