Core Studies(year 1) Flashcards
Milgram sample
40 men, self-selected, new haven newspaper ad $4.50 20-50
Milgram ethics
Deception(memory and learning)
Informed consent
Protection from harm
Dodgy right to withdraw
Did debrief
Loftus and palmer aim
To investigate the effect of leading questions on eye witness testimony
Loftus and palmer aim
To investigate the effect of leading questions on eye witness testimony
L&P research method +design
Lab experiment
Independent measures
L&P: exp 1 variables
IV: verb( smashed collided bumped hit contacted)
DV:speed estimates
L&P exp 1 sample
45 students into 5 groups of 9
L&P exp 1 procedure
7 clips of car accidents, had to answer questionnaire, critical question how fast the cars going
L&P exp 1 results
Smashed:40.8
Collided:39.3
Bumped:38.1
Hit:34.0
Contacted:31.8
L&P exp 1 conclusions
How the question was phrased did influence
People are not good at judging speed
L&P exp 2 variables
IV: verb( hit smashed or not asked )
DV: wether broken glass was seen
L&P exp2 sample
150 students 3 groups
L&P exp 2 procedure
1 min film 4 second car accident
Group asked how fast when_ each other or not asked
1 week later returned and asked more questions the critical one being did you see any broken glass
L&P exp2 results
Smashed 16 yes
Hit 7 yes
Control 6 yes
L&Pexp 2 conclusion
Leading question did actually alter memory
2 types of info
1= own perception at time
2= supplied after
Grant aim
Investigate the importance of environmental context dependency effects on learning
Grant research method and design
Lab
Independent measures
Grant variables
IV: silent or noisy conditions(reading)
Matching/mismatching conditions(test)
DV: short answer test/10
Multiple choice /16
Grant sample
39 ptts 17-56 yrs
17 f 23m
Opportunity sample
Grant procedure
All wore headphones
Silent didn’t hear anything
Noisy heard cafeteria noises
After 2min break short answer was given followed by mc in matching/mismatching conditions
Grant results
Matching: silent 6.7(short answer) 14.3(MC) noisy 6.2(SA) 14.3(MC)
Mismatching: silent noisy4.6(SA)
12.7(MC)
Noisy silent 5.4(SA) 12.7(MC)
Grant conclusions
Studying and testing in the same context leads to better performance
Silence performed slightly better
Milgram aim
To measure level of obedience to an authority figure
Milgram research method and design
Controlled observation
Milgram results
65% went all the way
All went to 300v( enough to kill)
14 refused to go all the way
Milgram results
65% went all the way
All went to 300v( enough to kill)
14 refused to go all the way
Milgram conclusion
All showed high level of obedience
Bocchiaro aim
To investigate rates of obedience disobedience and whistleblowing in a situation that was ethically wrong
Investigate accuracy of people’s estimates
Investigate dispositional factors in o d and w
Bocchiaro research method and design
Lab study
Bocchiaro sample
Exp group: 149 students 96f 53m self selected 7euros or course credit
Comp group: 138
8 pilot test groups:92 students
Bocchiaro procedure
Cover story- sensory deprivation on brain function, had very bad effects
Had to write a statement using adjectives exciting incredible
Experimenter left for 3 mins then they moved to second room to write statement or whistle blowing forms
Completed 2 personality tests and found out whether they had faith then debriefed
Bocchiaro results
Comp group: 3.6% said they’d obey 31.9 disobey 64.5 whistle blowing
Exp group: 76.5 obeyed, 14.1 dis 9.4 wb
No difference in personality test( hexaco and independent games measure)
Those with strong faith more likely to whistle-blow