brendgen Flashcards
what was the aim of Brendgen’s study
To investigate the variance in social and physical aggression, do they come from genetics or environment
what was Brendgen’s sample
332 twins at the start of study.
after attrition, 234 twins were left.
what task were the children given to do to find out which classmates were aggressive in Brendgen’s study
they were given a photo book of everyone in the class and then asked to circle who are the most physical and socially aggressive
what task did the teachers have to do in Brendgen’s study to figure out which students were the most aggressive
they were asked to put the kids on a 3 point scale of aggression
what was the difference between genders in Brendgens study
boys were seen to be more physically aggressive
girls were seen to be more socially aggressive
what was brendgen’s conclusion
social aggression is down to the environment and physical aggression is down to genetics
how is brendgen’s study a reductionist
it takes such complex behaviours and simplifies them to 2 facts, not taking into account other factors
how is brendgens study standardised?
the children do the same task and so do all of the teachers
how is brendgens study socially sensitive?
she is blaming the genetics of people
