Psychology A-Level
situational explanations
What situational explanations means in Psychology A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of situational explanations
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Accounts that treat what ordinary people do when an instruction is wrong as a case of the situation rather than the person.
Topics that use situational explanations
- Section A: Core studies (OCR A-Level)
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Using situational explanations in the exam
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