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Obedience and majority and minority influence, as forms of social influence on behaviour.

Theories of obedience, including agency theory and social power theory.
Research into obedience, including Milgram’s (1963) research into obedience and three of his variation studies: rundown office block (Experiment 10), telephonic instructions (Experiment 7), ordinary man gives orders (Experiment 13) as they demonstrate situational factors that encourage dissent.
Factors affecting obedience and dissent/resistance to obedience, including individual differences (personality and gender), situation and culture.

Types and explanations of conformity.
Research into conformity including Asch (1951) and his variation studies (1952, 1956).
Minority influence (Moscovici, 1976).
Factors affecting conformity and minority influence, including individual differences (personality), situation and culture.