Cohrs- Contemporary Study Flashcards
What is the aims of Cohrs?
To look for correlations between RWA, SDO, OCEAN and prejudice. To see how peer and self-report scores match about prejudice
The sample in study 1 is
193 Germans via opportunity sampling
The sample in study 2 is
424 German’s via opportunity sample
What personality variables were measured?
RWA, SDO and Big 5 factors (agreeableness, openness etc)
Who did they measure prejudice towards?
Prejudice for homosexuality, those with a disability and foreigners
What method was used to gather data?
Self-reports/questionnaires
What did they find about self vs peer reports
They were simiilar on most traits
What two traits did peer and self reports vary in during study 1
Agreeableness and RWA
How did study 2 differ to study 1
It used twins and peers, questions were changed to 5 point scales and some refined e.g. ‘turks’ rather than foreigners
What was the correlation with Agreeableness and SDO/Prejudice?
A negative correlation
What was the correlation with RWA and prejudice?
A positive correlation
What was the correlation with SDO and prejudice?
A positive correlation
What is the correlation between Conscientiousness and SDO/RWA?
A positive correlation
What was the correlation betweem Openness and prejudice?
A negative correlation
What is good about the personality questionnaires being standardised?
It means the study results about the questionnaire is more generalisable
