Practical Experiments Flashcards
What was the aim of the learning practical?
To investigate whether males or females would show more helpful and polite behaviour
What was the hypothesis for the learning practical?
More males will show helpful and polite behaviour through holding doors open and saying thank you to a dinner lady than females in an obersvation in a canteen
What was the background to the learning practical?
Bandura et al found males to be less socially aggressive than females meaning they may show more pro social behaviour
What type of data was obtained from the learning practical?
Quantitative data - no. of times held door or said thankyou
Qualitative data - whether they smiled whilst doing so, held door for long time, made conversation
What was the design for the learning practical?
- Non participant, covert observation
- Independent measures
- Opportunity sampling
- Event sampling
What statistical test took place in the learning practical and how was qualitative data analysed?
- Mann U Whitney
- Thematic Analysis
What results were yielded from the learning pratical?
- No significant difference
- Observed value - 0.52, critical value - 2.71
How could the learning practical be considered ethical?
Public place - ppts knew they could be seen
What was the aim of the biological practical?
To investigate the relationship between height and aggression
What was the hypothesis for the biological practical?
There will be a correlation between height (cm) and aggression score on a likert scale from a self report questionnaire
What statistical test was used for the biological practical?
Spearman’s Rho
What were the findings from the biological practical?
Critical value - 0.412, calculated value 0.337 = no correlation
What design was used for the biological practical?
- Correlation
- Opportunity sampling
- Questionnaire with likert scale
What did the questions look at in the biological practical?
Verbal and physical aggression. “I get angry easily” “I am sometimes described as argumentative”
What did the social practical look at?
Whether males or females were more obedient