case studies

Question 1

what was Sherifs study (1935)

Answer 1

measured an individual and group judgements on an ambiguous situation.
asked participants to estimate how far light moved in a dark space

Question 2

what year was Aschs experiment

Answer 2

1951

Question 3

what did Asch do

Answer 3

conducted a series of experiments which had a perceptive tasks.

Question 4

what was Aschs hypothesis

Answer 4

there’s a difference between conformity and compliance

Question 5

what were aschs variables

Answer 5

group size
difficulty
confederate number

Question 6

research support for asch

Answer 6

lucas et al (2006)-participants conformed when the maths was more difficult

Question 7

limitation of asch

Answer 7

sample bias-low population validity
lacks ecological validity

Question 8

aschs conclusion

Answer 8

people confirmed in fear of being judged (NSI)
people believed the group was right (ISI)

Question 9

what year was zimbardo

Answer 9

1971

Question 10

what was zimbardos experiment

Answer 10

tried to find out how people conform to social roles
stamford prison experiment

Question 11

what was zimbardos findings

Answer 11

prisoners and guards adopted their roles very quickly

Question 12

what was a strength of zimbardos study

Answer 12

increased internal validity- they ruled out all unstable personalities

Question 13

limitation of zimbardo

Answer 13

lacks population validity
demand characteristics

Question 14

ethical issues of zimbardo

Answer 14

respect
consent
de individualisation

Question 15

who criticised zimbardo

Answer 15

reicher and haslam(2006)
all the guards weren’t being brutal so it wasn’t a natural consequence

Question 16

what year was milgram

Answer 16

1961-63

Question 17

what was milgrams procedure

Answer 17

participant shock ‘mr wallace’
then given prods when they wanted to leave

Question 18

findings of milgram

Answer 18

every participant delivered up to 300v
65% went all the way

Question 19

variations of milgram(situational factors)

Answer 19

proximity
location
uniform

Question 20

limitation of milgram

Answer 20

orne and holland- participants could’ve been aware, demand characteristics

Question 21

strength of milgram

Answer 21

bickman (1974)- different outfits asked people to litterpick

Question 22

ethical issues of milgram

Answer 22

deception
right to withdraw
psychological harm
lack of consent

Question 23

what did adorno et al investigate

Answer 23

authoritarian personality

Question 24

what test did adorno et al make participants do

Answer 24

f-scale

Question 25

research support of adorno et al

Answer 25

milgram- made a group of his participants do the f-scale

Question 26

research support of Rotters LOC (1966)

Answer 26

holland(1976)-recreated milgrams experiment and more internals didn’t continue