Kohlburg Flashcards
What was the aim of the study?
Sense of right & wrong to look at moral development in stages
What was the hypothesis?
Didn’t state hypothesis
What is the IV & DV
No IV & DV as it wasn’t an experiment
What was the study?
Moral reasoning operationalised into moral dilemmas and justifications
What are some possible EV’s and CV’s
Researcher bias
Social desirability
Individual differences
Order effects and demand characteristics
What is the location of the study and some features of it
FIELD
natural real life setting
Strengths and weaknesses of the location
+real life setting
+ less demand characteristics
- less control of EVs
- lacks reliability
What methods were used and some advantages and disadvantages of them
LONGITUDINAL STUDY
+reduce ppt variables
-demand characteristics
SEMISTRUCTURED INTERVIEWS
+more depth to discussion
-researcher bias, harder to analyse, qualitative data
CONTENT ANALYSIS
+detailed data, easy to analyse
-researcher bias
CASE STUDIES
+high ecological validity
-uncontrolled, lowered reliability as hard to get consistent results
Who was the target population and sampling frame
Everyone / boys aged 10-16
What was the sampling technique
Presumed opportunity sample
Describe the sample
75 boys aged 10-16 (to age 22-28)
USA, Taiwan, Turkey, Mexico, GB, Canada
Examples of qualitative data and advantages and disadvantages
Answers to dilemmas
+detailed insights
-hard to make comparisons, hard to replicate, subjective
Advantages and disadvantages of primary research
+really measure what you’re supposed to measure
-time consuming (10 years)
What is the level of measurement and examples
ORDINAL- ranked but no precise intervals
Stages of moral development
Pre-conventional, conventional, post conventional
Ethical issues and how they are dealt with
CONFIDENTIALITY- first names used but can’t be identified
VALID CONSENT- doesn’t state how it was gained but they were under 16 so consent from parents is needed
PSYCHOLOGICAL HARM- sensitive issues that could mirror childs experiences
