Bocchiaro

Question 1

how does the Bocchiaro relate to its key theme?

Answer 1

helps to identify how far people obey and to what extent they can disobey.

Question 2

how does Bocchiaro relate to the social area?

Answer 2

it shows us how the people around us, like an authority figure, effects our behavior. furthermore, in Bocchiaro study, it also identifies how a social situation effects our behavior.

Question 3

what is the method for Bocchiaro’s study?

Answer 3

lab experiment

Question 4

what was the procedure for Bocchiaro’s study?

Answer 4

all participants were given the same cover story about a previous study which involved social isolation. there experimenter would leave the room each time after delivering this false information to the participants. first time was 4 mins and second time was 7 minutes leaving paricipants at a computer desk with also a mailbox for complaints about the test. all participants were debriefed afterwards

Question 5

what was the sample of bocchiaro’s study and how was it collected?

Answer 5

size of participants was 149 undergraduate students from VU University in Amsterdam.
96=female 53=male
mean age was 20.8 years
11 participants had already been removed because were suspicious about the study.
all were promised payment

Question 6

what was the results for Bocchiaro’s study and explain their significance?

Answer 6

obedient = 76.5%
disobedient = 14.1%
whistle-blower = 9.4%
this show that predominantly people were obedient to the ‘authority’ figure as over 70% of participants did not disobey or even whistle-blow to research that was obviously unethical and could cause serous psychological harm.

Question 7

how does Bocchiaro’s study link to Milgrim’s?

Answer 7

1.uses a authority figure to see how far people obey, even in situation were most people predicted they would disobey or not allow to happen.
2. both asked students to make a prediction of their studies results, both predictions were wrong.
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Question 8

how does Bocchiaro’s study link to Milgrim’s?

Answer 8

1.uses a authority figure to see how far people obey, even in situation were most people predicted they would disobey or not allow to happen.
2. both asked students to make a prediction of their studies results, both predictions were wrong.
3. both studies deceive their participants
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