case studies Flashcards
what was Sherifs study (1935)
measured an individual and group judgements on an ambiguous situation.
asked participants to estimate how far light moved in a dark space
what year was Aschs experiment
1951
what did Asch do
conducted a series of experiments which had a perceptive tasks.
what was Aschs hypothesis
there’s a difference between conformity and compliance
what were aschs variables
group size
difficulty
confederate number
research support for asch
lucas et al (2006)-participants conformed when the maths was more difficult
limitation of asch
sample bias-low population validity
lacks ecological validity
aschs conclusion
people confirmed in fear of being judged (NSI)
people believed the group was right (ISI)
what year was zimbardo
1971
what was zimbardos experiment
tried to find out how people conform to social roles
stamford prison experiment
what was zimbardos findings
prisoners and guards adopted their roles very quickly
what was a strength of zimbardos study
increased internal validity- they ruled out all unstable personalities
limitation of zimbardo
lacks population validity
demand characteristics
ethical issues of zimbardo
respect
consent
de individualisation
who criticised zimbardo
reicher and haslam(2006)
all the guards weren’t being brutal so it wasn’t a natural consequence
what year was milgram
1961-63
what was milgrams procedure
participant shock ‘mr wallace’
then given prods when they wanted to leave
findings of milgram
every participant delivered up to 300v
65% went all the way
variations of milgram(situational factors)
proximity
location
uniform
limitation of milgram
orne and holland- participants could’ve been aware, demand characteristics
strength of milgram
bickman (1974)- different outfits asked people to litterpick
ethical issues of milgram
deception
right to withdraw
psychological harm
lack of consent
what did adorno et al investigate
authoritarian personality
what test did adorno et al make participants do
f-scale
