IB Psychology/Levels of Analysis/Sociocultural Level/Social Norms


Social Norms edit

The social norms (SN) outcomes are involved in the common and expected behaviours of society.

There are four social norms outcomes:

  • SN1: Explain social learning theory, making reference to two relevant studies.
  • SN2: Discuss the use of compliance techniques.
  • SN3: Evaluate research on conformity to group norms.
  • SN4: Discuss factors influencing conformity.

Note that any example responses are not necessarily worth full marks, but exist simply to provide an idea of how an example looks.



SN1 edit

Explain social learning theory, making reference to two relevant studies.


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Additional Notes edit

This outcome is very similar to GLO2 except that its focus is on the outcomes themselves as opposed to the research.


SN2 edit

Discuss the use of compliance techniques.


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Additional Notes edit

This outcome is very similar to GLO1 except that its focus is on the research rather than the outcomes themselves.

SN3 edit

Evaluate research on conformity to group norms.


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SN4 edit

Discuss factors influencing conformity.


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