Bickman (key study) (social Influence) (experiment 2)

Question 1

What method was used?

Answer 1

Field experiment

Question 2

Where was the experiment carried out?

Answer 2

Brooklyn, New York (in a different place than experiment 1)

Question 3

What were the uniforms?

Answer 3

• Civilian
• Guard

Question 4

What were the 2 conditions?

Answer 4

• Surveillance
• Non-surveillance

Question 5

What was the surveillance condition?

Answer 5

The experimenter stood with the participant next to the parking meter while the Confederate stood nearby the car.

Question 6

What was the non-surveillance condition?

Answer 6

The experimenter approached the participant in the street, asked them to give a dime, and walked out of sight before the participant reached the parking meter.

Question 7

What scenario was used?

Answer 7

The dime and meter scenario, where an experimenter asked a participant to give a confederate a dime to pay a parking meter

Question 8

What were the results?

Answer 8

• Surveillance had no significant effect on whether participants obeyed or not
• The guard was obeyed significantly more than the civilian