Lee et al Flashcards
Describe the AIM of Lee et al?
To compare children from an individualsit and a collective culture on truth-telling.
Describe the DESIGN with th IVs and DVs of Lee et al.
Quasi-Laboratory experiment.
IV- social and physical story: independent measures.
IV- prosocal and antisocial story: repeated measures
IV- age 7, 9 and 11
DV- rated story characters deed and what the character said on a 7- point scale.
Describe the SAMPLE of lee et al
120 Chinese children ages 7,9 and 11.
108 Canadian children ages 7,9,11
Describe the 4 types of story used by Lee et al
- Prosocial+ truth telling
- Prosocial+ lie telling
- Antisocial + truth telling
- Antisocial + lie telling
Describe the PROCEDURE of Lee et al
participants were randomly assigned to the social or physical story condition.
each child was tested indvidually
7-point scale was explained
four stories
each time the stories were read, the order of the stories was alternated. the order of ‘naughty’ and ‘good’ changed
Describe the RESULTS of Lee et al.
Signitifant interaction between age and culture. Chinese children rated prosocial truth telling less positively as they got older.
All children rated truth telling positively
Describe the CONCLUSIONS of Lee et al.
There were age-related changes, suggesting that continued exposure to the Chinese cultural emphasis on modesty has an impact of moral development. Showing although cognitive factors may be important, cultural factors also matter in moral development.
Outline STRENGTHS of Lee et al.
Procedures were very simple and easy to standardise, which made the method of assessing moral judgements reliable.
Internal Valdity was also high as the results can bve easily checked for accuracy.
Sample was large and included two different cultures (individualist + collectivist) so comparisions can be made and results can be generalised.
Outline the WEAKNESSES of Lee et al
Sampling bias as all the children came from urban rather than rural backhrounds therefore the samples are not representative of all communities
Moral judgements were based on the way that the children reacted to stories, which may not reflect everyday moral judgements.
Describes the ETHICS of Lee et al.
Childrens’ parents provided informed consent and there was a debrief. Parents and children would have the right to withdraw if the children felt distressed during questioning.
