social practical Flashcards
(24 cards)
What was the aim?
to see whether males or females perceive themselves to be more obedient
What was the hypothesis?
Males will see themselves as less obedient than females
What type of sample was it?
Volunteer
How many participants?
14
How many men and women?
7 and 7
What was the age range?
16-62
What were the shared characteristics of the sample?
All from Birmingham
gave their consent to take part and for their data to be used
What method was used?
Questionnaire
Where was the questionnaire done?
Online on Microsoft forms and sent out via a link on WhatsApp
How many closed questions were there?
7
How many open questions were there>
3
What were the questions focused on?
what the participants would do in certain situations which linked to different theories of studies of obedience
How were ethics considered?
Informed consent was collected immediately/initially and they were immediately debriefed afterwards
How many questions were there in total?
10
What was question 6?
On the scale below, rate how far you agree with the following statement: ‘females are more obedient than males’
How was quantitative data collected?
each option on the likert scale question was given a numerical value
5 was strongly agree
1 was strongly disagree
What were the mean results in males?
3
What were the mean results in females?
3.8
What was the standard deviation result in males?
0.81
What was the standard deviation result in females?
0.37
What was the conclusion?
Males had lower obedience scores (3) which meant women scored higher (3.8) . This meant females saw themselves as more obedient.
How could the practical have been improved?
Bigger sample size as there was only 14 participants, lacking generalisability
Add more numerical closed questions and include more scale questions for quantitative
What were some strengths of the practical?
High internal reliability: question 6 provided participants with balanced options which helped maintain consistency
questions were consistently in relation to obedience including proximity, Holfing’s Hospital experiment, uniform (agency theory)
strong internal reliability: standardised procedures- same link, same consent form, same questions
No leading questions which prevented researcher effect
What were some of the weaknesses?
Weak internal reliability: factors such as selection bias, only 2/14 pp’s were complete strangers & 12/14 were friends/family which could’ve effected the results
