Criminal: Practical Investigation

Question 1

What was the aim of your criminal practical investigation?

Answer 1

To investigate whether gender of defendant would impact the likelihood of a guilty verdict received from a mock jury.

Question 2

What was the hypothesis of your criminal practical investigation?

Answer 2

There will be a significant difference in the likelihood of a guilty verdict on a scale of 1-10 given to the defendant due to their gender.

Question 3

What was the participants sample?

Answer 3

Psychology students and opportunity sample.

Question 4

What was the procedure of your criminal practical investigation?

Answer 4

Lab experiment.
Sheet with scenario given to participants but gender of suspect was removed.
Given 10 minutes to read and rank guiltiness on a scale of 1-10.

Question 5

What was the conclusion of your practical investigation?

Answer 5

No significant difference between gender.

Question 6

What was the group design of your criminal practical investigation?

Answer 6

Independent group design.

Question 7

What were the 2 strengths of your criminal practical investigation?

Answer 7

-Standardised procedure
Each participant given 10 minutes
-Control over extraneous variables
Silence

Question 8

What were the weaknesses of your criminal practical investigation?

Answer 8

-Low ecological validity
-Sample size small.