Lee Flashcards
what is the aim of lees study
to compare cross cultural moral evaluations of lying and truth telling in situations involving pro social and anti social behaviours in both collectivist and individualistic societies
what is the method
cross cultural study and cross sectional
quasi experiment
what is the design
independent measures design
what is the dependent variable
control- the rating given to the story characters deed
what was the independant variable
the social or physical story
what is the sample of the chinese children
120 chinese children half male and half female
40 x 7 year olds
40 x 9 year olds
40 x 11 year olds
what is the sample of the canadian children
108 canadian children
36 x 7 year olds
40 x 9 year olds
32 x 11 year olds
briefly describe the procedure
the lying and truth telling was rated on a 7 point scale from very, very good too very, very naughty
what were some of the controls
children were randomly assigned conditions
counterbalancing- each half were read in opposite order
what were some similarities in the results
both groups rated lying in anti social situations negatively and truth telling in these stories positively
what were some differences in results
chinese children differed from canadian in their evaluations of truth telling and lying in prosocial situations
key theme question
who- 120 chinese children and 108 canadian children ages 7, 9 and 11
what- to compare cross cultural moral evaluations of lying and truth telling
how- children read lying scenarios and rated on a 7 point scale if they were good or naughty
findings- chinese children tended to rate truth telling less positively than their canadian counterparts
key area question
assumption- suggests that behaviours develop over our lifespan and may be in response to nature vs nurture influences
aim- to compare cross cultural moral evaluations or lying and truth telling
findings- chinese children tended to rate truth telling less positively than their canadian counterparts
what kind of data was collected
quantative and qualatative
what are some similarities between lee and kohlberg
quasi
self reports
