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
Why is this a good sample?
Relatively large sample (193 and 424)
Why is this questionnaire study ethical?
There was confidentiality of answers on the questionnaire
What is a problem with closed questions?
People are unable to expand and explain themselves
What is a problem with the correlational nature of this research?
You don’t get cause and effect between the personality variables and prejudice
What is a problem with using a questionnaire to measure prejudice and obedience?
Socia desirability, people lie to look good
What is an issue with the sample of this study?
Ethnocentric as all from Germany so their results don’t tell us about the relationship of prejudice and personality in other culltures, Opportunity sample so they share characteristics as they all know the researcher
What did the peers do?
Completed the questionnaires about the person in the study and handed them back in a sealed envelope
What is a problem with using ranked scale questions?
The interpretation of the numbers/scores about prejudice are subjective
