Social Area

Question 1

What are the 4 core studies in the social area

Answer 1

Milgram
Bocchiaro
Piliavin
Levine

Question 2

What is the first key principle of the social area

Answer 2

Human thought processes an behaviour can be strongly influenced by the presence of individuals and groups

Question 3

What is the second principle of the social area

Answer 3

This area assumes that our behaviour is determined by the social environment, this influences us even when we are alone and affects how we relate to others around us along with our intentions for future behaviours

Question 4

What are we strengths of the social area and what study do they link to

Answer 4

Provides a situational explanation of behaviour - provide an understanding of how different social sotuation strongly influence behaviour so explain extreme behaviour ie milgram

It studies behaviour in a scientific way so increases internal validity ie Levine

Question 5

What are 2 weaknesses of the social area and what studies do they link to

Answer 5

Creates artifical situations which can be unethical and can cause research to lose credibility and participants ie milgram

The research can be considered ethnocentric as its often carried out in one culture so can’t be generalised ie bocchiaro individualist

Question 6

What is a strength and weakness of the social and behaviourist perspective

What is a difference

Answer 6

Both use standardised procedures

Both ethnocentric

Social more unethical

Question 7

What is a strength and weakness of the social and psychodynamic perspective

What is a weakness

Answer 7

Both ecologically valid

Both have limited samples

Social more unethical