Two friends, Amar and Bo, are discussing the Milgram study (obedience) in terms of the debate about individual and situational explanations.

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (Oct/Nov 2018). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

1. [2] (a) 1 mark for the individual side of the debate, 1 mark for the situational side of the debate
2. (a) e.g. The individual side refers to behaviours from factors within the person (dispositional) (e.g. personality)
3. (a) The situational side refers to behaviour from factors in the external environment (e.g. home life)
4. [4] (b) 1 mark per point made x4
5. (b) e.g. Amar All of the participants went to 300 V as a minimum voltage (1 mark). This could be due to the situation of having prods to keep them going to this level of volts (1 mark).
6. (b) The majority of participants obeyed the authority figure (to 450 V) (1 mark). This could be due to the situation of having an authority figure/man in lab coat watching them (1 mark)
7. (b) e.g. Bo All of the participants went to 300 V as a minimum voltage (1 mark). This could be due to a core personality people have which makes them obedient (to a certain point) (1 mark).
8. (b) Not all participants obeyed to the level of 450 V / some panicked / some remained calm (1 mark). This shows that different people reacted differently which is individual (1 mark).