practical

Question 1

What was the aim of our practical?

Answer 1

The aim of this study was to investigate whether people with a high internal or external locus of control are more obedient

Question 2

State the fully operationalised alternative hypothesis.

Answer 2

There will be a significant difference between levels of reported obedience from open/closed questions using likert scales and their locus of control measured by 3 questions of locus of control using self report questions on a likert scale

Question 3

State the fully operationalised null hypothesis.

Answer 3

There will be statistical difference between levels of reported obedience measured by open/closed questions using a likert scale and locus of control measured by 2 questions of LoC using a self-report questions on a likert scale and any change will be due to chance

Question 4

Fully operationalised IV

Answer 4

Whether people will have a high internal/external locus of control (measured by 3 questions on LoC ON A LIKERT SCALE)

Question 5

Fully operationalised DV

Answer 5

By asking 15 open/closed questions using self -report questions in obedience

Question 6

What sample did we use in our practical?

Answer 6

Oppurtunity sampling, aged 16-17. 20 f and 3 m , from Reigate and Banstead

Question 7

content in questionnaire

Answer 7

4 likert scale eg How far do you agree with this statement ‘ i feel i have little influence over things that happen to me’ (1 strongy disagree and 5 strongly agree)
5 closed eg Do you think vhildren should always obey their parents (mark one oval)
4 open ended eg give a time you obeyed orders even if you didn’t agree with orders being given

Question 8

controls in questionnaire

Answer 8

Conducted on the 16th of Jan and lasted for a week. Online in a google docs questionnaire. Quantitive and qualitive data collected. All given same questionnaire & instructions

Question 9

Procedure in our practical

Answer 9

• Gave ppts a briefing, allowing them the right to withdraw and assuring confidentiality of their answers
  Ppts completed the questionnaire privately with no time limit
• Once complete we gave a debrief (using the same as in the beginning due to it being scripted), giving the ppts another chance to withdraw
• After collecting data we used thematic analysis to decipher reoccurring themes in the 4 open questions
• Using this we created codes for themes of attitudes towards obedience and refined the categories overtime
• We also worked out each ppts locus of control used our 3 likert questions

Question 10

State results of LoC and External

Answer 10

Internal mean: 8.86
External mean: 8.86
Mode: 8
Median: 8
Range: 2
No significant difference between results for internal LoC and external LoC

Question 11

State the results of the qualitative data.

Answer 11

Main themes were
Obedience to a person they saw in authority
Obedience to avoid negative consequences

Question 12

Conclusions

Answer 12

The standard deviation for internal and external was both 0.0392 and people mainly obeyed to avoid negative consequences like being arrested unless it was someone in danger. Overall showing no significant difference between internal and external locus of control therefore accepting null hypothesis

Question 13

weakness
- generalisability

Answer 13

low
limited sample

Question 14

strength
- reliability

Answer 14

high
standardised procedures

Question 15

weakness
- validity

Answer 15

low
self report
subjective / social desirability