Learning Practical/ Key Q

Question 1

What was your key question?

Answer 1

Is the influence of role models and celebrities something that causes anorexia?

Question 2

What was the aim of your practical?

Answer 2

To conduct an observation into males and females behaviour on public transport

Question 3

What was your sample?

Answer 3

Opportunity sample of about 200 people collected on public transport on the mornings and evening rush hour

Question 4

Method?

Answer 4

We created a coding scheme with examples of good behaviour and bad behaviour.

Question 5

Results?

Answer 5

Males showed more good behaviours whereas girls showed more bad

Our results were significant using Chi Squared

Question 6

Conclusion?

Answer 6

Males are more polite than females when travelling on public transport in the north east of England.

Question 7

Strengths?

Answer 7

High ecological validity
Standardised coding scheme
Multiple observers looking at the same behaviour so increased inter rater reliability

Question 8

Weaknesses?

Answer 8

Opportunity sample in the north east so not generalisable to other places