Actual 2026 AQA AS PSYCHOLOGY 7181/1 Paper 1 Merged Question Paper + Mark Scheme

Actual 2026 AQA AS PSYCHOLOGY 7181/1 Paper 1 Merged Question Paper + Mark Scheme

Section A
Social Influence
Answer all questions in this section

Outline how two variables investigated by Asch affected conformity.

Explain two ethical limitations of Asch’s investigations into conformity.
[4 marks]
Extra space
0 3 Suggest two reasons why Asch’s conformity investigations could be considered to be
unrealistic. 

Studies of social influence are often criticised for using volunteer sampling to select
participants.
Explain how you could use a different sampling technique to select participants.
[2 marks]
0 5 Outline flexibility as a factor in minority influence.