–> You don’t have to include everything that’s below, only what’s relevant!!
The paper should be grounded on these concepts-
1. social influence – conformity, obedience, group dynamics, compliance
2. Prosocial behaviour
Social influence
Conformity
· Asch’s (1951) Conformity Experiment (Line Judgement): Experimental Condition
· Abram’s (1996) Line Study
· Informational Influence
· Normative Influence
· Referent Informational Influence
Obedience
· Milgram’s (1963) Obedience Experiment
Compliance
· Evidence for the Door in the Face Technique, Cialdini et al (1975)
· Evidence for the ‘That’s Not All!’ Technique, Burger (1986)
Group dynamics
· Gleitman, Gross & Reisberg (2001)
· Mere Presence Effect
· Deindividuation
· Minority Group Influence (or Minority Influence)
Prosocial behaviour
· Evolutionary theory
· Neurobiological theory
· Social learning theory
· Social cognitive approach
-> Latane and Daley’s (1970) Cognitive Model
-> The Bystander Effect
Structure of essay
| Intro | Body: 3-5 paragraphs | Conclusion |
| · Introduce topic· Argument or thesis statement is stated· Main ideas that will be discussed are mentioned here briefly | · Topic sentence or main idea stated clearly· Evidence to support the statement· Explanation of evidence/s· Link to topic and other main ideas -> at least 1 paragraph should be about a real-world case | · Argument restated in the conclusion· summarising and linking all the info |