guardia et al Flashcards
paragraph 1 a01
aim- investigate whether individuals could jusgr whether they and another individual would fit through a space to see ig it was a overall judgement issue
to compare AN and control judgement.
paragraph 1 A03
weakness- all from lille- no trepresentitive (western culutre - norms different)
not represrntitive of males
strength- used matched pairs on education and age
weakness - small sample size of 25 and 25 decreasing validity as anomilies could impact results
paragrpah 2 A01
- informed consent
, - measured: height, sholder width, weight and nutritional status 6 months before and at the time of the study - questionaires on body dissatisfaction and concern about body weight
paragraph 2 A03
strength: informed consent and approved by ethics comitte high ethics- patients vunerable
weakness: ppts are from a MH clinic meaning they may act in a socially desirable way ton be able to withdraw from the treatment.
paragraph 3 A01
40 proections of a space between 30-80 cm, shown 4 times in a random order 1st person perseprctive- individual had to judge whether they thinik they could fit between the gap walking at a normal speed without turning sideways
3rd person persepctive see if researcher could fit - 28, 1.6m, 50kg, 5,9 m away from wall
para 3 A03
strength- standerdised procedure
weakness- low eco validity
strength- high mundane realism
para 4 A01
- ratio obtained by dividing percived critical opening size by shoulder width
-first person, AN- 1.321, control 1.106
-3rd person AN 1.227 control 1.137
para 4 A03
strenght- quant data scientific and objecitve
weakness- ethics can be triggering, patients are already vunerable already insecure on body weight
para 5 app
- treatment issue with body perception therefore cog symptom treatments like CBT change faulty thinking patterns more + persepr=ctive on self
