Learning practical

Question 1

What was the aim?

Answer 1

To investigate of their are gender differences in manners between males and females on public transport

Question 2

what was the sample?

Answer 2

25 males and 25 females who use public transport in Newcastle city centre

Question 3

what was the procedure?

Answer 3

• opportunity sample of 25 males and 25 females in the city of Newcastle using public transport
  -we created a coding system as a class to Crete standardised ‘good’ and ‘bad’ behaviours on public transport including swearing
• conducted a naturalistic covert participant observation of transport users and created a tally go number go good and number of bad behaviours

Question 4

what were the results?

Answer 4

Females showed 23 more examples of good behaviours compared to males of 12 good manners

Question 5

What was the conclusion?

Answer 5

Females are more likely to how good behaviours on public transport compared to males

Question 6

How is it generalisable?

Answer 6

• sample contained males and females- not androcentric or gynocentric - results an be generalised further

OTOH- small sample size of 50, reduces the generalisability

Question 7

How is It reliable?

Answer 7

• whole class agreed on good and bad manners- can be easily repeated

OTOH- people have different ideas of good and bad manners- reduces reliability

Question 8

How is it applicable?

Answer 8

-Understand gender differences so that behaviour can be regulated

OTOH- socially sensitive

Question 9

How is it valid?

Answer 9

no manipulation of variables, high ecological validity

OTOH- some behaviour can be missed