practical

Question 1

what was the aim of our practical

Answer 1

to investigate whether there is a positive correlation between masculinity and aggression

Question 2

what are the co variables of our practical

Answer 2

masculinity- personal attributes questionnaire out of 40
aggression- Bussy-Ferry scale score out of 145

Question 3

what is the alternative hypothesis of our practical

Answer 3

there will be a significant correlation between masculinity and aggression

Question 4

what is the null hypothesis of our practical

Answer 4

there will be no significant correlation between masculinity and aggression

Question 5

what was the method of our practical

Answer 5

correlation using questionnaires

Question 6

what was the sample of our practical

Answer 6

15 year 12’s from damo
3 17 year olds
12 16 year olds
12 girls, 3 boys

Question 7

what was the sampling method of our practical

Answer 7

opportunity

Question 8

what was the procedure of our practical

Answer 8

our teacher handed out 2 questionnaires in our usual psychology room on friday and told we needed to complete them
we all answered the questions in silence and when we were done she told us how to mark our own papers
after this she told us the aim and what the questionnaires meant

Question 9

what were the controls of our practical

Answer 9

1 reverse scored question on personal attributes questionnaire
2 reverse scored questions on Bussy-Perry scale

Question 10

what were the ethical issues of our practical

Answer 10

lack of informed consent and deception
we were debriefed after

Question 11

what is the conclusion of our practical

Answer 11

no significant relationship between aggression scores on a scale and masculinity scores on a scale
our calculated value of 0.03 is lower than the critical value for a 2 tailed hypothesis at 0.05 meaning that other factors have more of an influence on aggression than masculinity

Question 12

evaluate the generalisability of our practical

Answer 12

low generalisability
only used pps from brum aged 16-17, and only 15 pps
aggression and masculinity results cant be applied beyond this particular group of individuals from brum

Question 13

evaluate the reliability of our practical

Answer 13

high reliability
same 2 questionnaires used for all pps (Bussy-Perry scale and personal attributes questionnaire)
aggression and masculinity scores will be consistent as the same questions were asked to all pps (increases internal reliability)

Question 14

evaluate the applications of our practical

Answer 14

we could reduce the stigma associated with males and aggression
we found no correlation between aggression and masculinity scores
could highlight that there are other factors which cause aggression so this could reduce stereotyping of masculinity and aggression

Question 15

evaluate the validity of our practical

Answer 15

low validity
due to nature of what we were measuring (aggression) there may be a social desirability bias
if we have measured dishonest answers about aggression, the results will be inaccurate and wrong conclusions will be drawn (decreases internal validity)

Question 16

evaluate the ethics of our practical

Answer 16

good ethics
all pps chose to answer masculinity and aggression questionnaires and they were all kept anonymous
pps wouldn’t have been pressured into giving aggression judgements so no psychological/physical harm was caused