Psychology A-Level
Commitment
What Commitment means in Psychology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Commitment
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Reference: AQA
A minority that accepts personal risk or sacrifice is taken more seriously, which is the augmentation principle.
Topics that use Commitment
- Social influence (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Agentic state
- Authoritarian Personality
- Consistency
- Internals
- Legitimacy of authority
- Locus of control
- Modelling of disobedience
- Social support
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