Developmental Area- Contemporary Chaney

Question 1

Background

Answer 1

Children don’t use asthma pumps correctly placing them at health risks

Question 2

Aim

Answer 2

To see if operant conditioning could be used to encourage children to want to use their inhalers and do it correctly

Question 3

Research methods

Answer 3

Field experiment

Self report

Question 4

Experimental design

Answer 4

Repeated measures

Question 5

Sample and how it was obtained

Answer 5

22 boys and 10 girls from Australia

Recruited on a random basis from asthma clinics
Clinics were within a 51km radius of Perth

Question 6

Procedure

Answer 6

Questionnaire given to parents about child’s current inhaler

Phone calls were made during the 2 week study asking if the inhaler had been used the day before

Then another questionnaire about the funhaler was completed

Question 7

2 dependant variables

Answer 7

Children’s behaviour- frequency that inhaler was used and problems

Attitudes of children and parents towards medication

Question 8

Results

Answer 8

Behaviour- children who had used the inhaler the day before. Existing= 59%. Funhaler= 81%

Attitudes- pleasure from inhaler. Existing= 10%. Funhaler=68%

Question 9

Conclusions

Answer 9

It lead to an increase in use and correct use of the inhaler

Parents less likely to give up

Question 10

Ethics

Answer 10

All upheld

Question 11

Internal reliability

Answer 11

Same questionaire

Fun Haler was the same

Question 12

External reliability

Answer 12

Sample too small

Question 13

Internal validity

Answer 13

Socially desirable responses rather than true responses

Question 14

External validity

Answer 14

High ecological validity as took place in natural environment

Doesn’t represent all age ranges

Question 15

Ethnocentrism

Answer 15

Only carried out in Australia might not appeal to all cultures

Covered a 51km radius
Heterogeneous city

Question 16

Link to developmental area

Answer 16

It illustrates a way in which children learn and how parents can help their children to a quire desired behaviours through negative and positive reinforcement

Question 17

How is it similar to bandura study

Answer 17

Both used young children
Bandura- ages 3.1 years to 5.9 years
Chaney- ages 1.5 years to 6 years

Both gained quantitative data
Bandura- results recorded in table
Chaney- filled out questionnaires with questions

Question 18

How is it different from bandura study

Answer 18

Bandura- controlled setting and conducted in lab conditions
Chaney- took place in participants home

Equal gender split in bandura- 36 boys and girls
Chaney- 22 boys and 10 gals