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1.1.3 - Factors affecting obedience and dissent

Syllabus
2026
Objective
1.1.3
Level
AS

- Factors affecting obedience and dissent

1.1.3 Factors affecting obedience and dissent/resistance to obedience, including individual differences (personality and gender), situation and culture.; Conformity.

Use - factors affecting obedience and dissent to connect the rule to the data and decision in the question.

This matters because - factors affecting obedience and dissent determines what can be inferred or chosen; begin with the stated conditions and keep the conclusion tied to the evidence.

Example: apply - factors affecting obedience and dissent to one small, clearly defined case, show the key step or comparison, and explain the result in words.

Boundary: - Factors affecting obedience and dissent is not a universal recommendation. Check the syllabus scope, assumptions, units and the limits of the evidence before generalising.

ConceptA-Level Edexcel Psychology AS