Psychology — Social Influence and Attachment

Exam board: OCR  |  Back to subjects

Board-Specific Note

OCR specification; note any options relevant to your centre.

Learning Objectives

• Explain conformity and obedience
• Describe types of attachment
• Evaluate research studies

Key Points

• Conformity and obedience
• Secure and insecure attachment
• Evaluation of key studies

Lesson Plan (50 minutes)

1. Starter (5 min): Recall prior knowledge of social influence and attachment with quick questions.
2. Teaching (15 min): Work through each of the learning objectives, explaining principles step by step.
3. Key points review (5 min): Revisit the key points together, confirming understanding.
4. Worked example (10 min): Model the example question: What is conformity?. Solution: Changing behaviour to match the group
5. Practice (10 min): Students attempt the practice questions independently; circulate and support.
6. Plenary (5 min): Review answers and address misconceptions.

Homework

• Give an example of obedience
• Describe secure attachment
• Evaluate a famous study

Assessment

Check practice answers against the model answer; use the built-in practice questions as formative assessment.