For & against: Dispositional/Situational

Question 0

Name and describe some dispositional studies

Answer 0

Jones & Davis (1965) (pro-Castro essay) dispositional helps us to predict behaviour
Kelley (1967) co-variation model: consistency, distinctiveness, consensus (how built)
Burger & Cooper (1979) increased need for personal control, decreased conformity of opinion of confederates (the person, not the environment)
Venkatesan (1966) reactance, need for personal control
Abrahamson et al (1978) attribute causality to events

Question 1

Name and describe the situational studies

Answer 1

Milgram (1963) electric shock obedience, WW2 Germans
Hofling et al (1966) authority figure: doctor tells nurses to administer overdose to patient
Zimbardo (1973) Stanford Experiment experiment, prisoners and guards, social norms, rules