practical investigation

Question 1

aim

Answer 1

to investigate if there is any gender differences in attitudes towards obedience using a questionnaire 2 open 10 closed questions out of 50

Question 2

hypothesis

Answer 2

alternative- it is predicted that there will be a significant difference in attitudes towards obedience between males and females in a questionnaire out of 50 2 open 10 closed

Question 3

sample

Answer 3

• 17 females 17 males
• mostly king Edwards students Stourbridge or from West Midlands UK
  ethnocentric

Question 4

procedure

Answer 4

reliable-
standardised questions 2 open 10 closed, same questions asked to all for example ‘ I always do as I’m Told’
can replicate for consistency

low validity- limited questions only 2 open, only 10 closed doesn’t cover all aspects of attitudes towards obidience may not be completely accurate about somones attitudes

high validity- didnt know the aim of the study, included a distractor question ‘ I sometimes feel shy in social situations’ to avoid guessing aim, used reverse scoring and done in private
reducing social desirability and aqusicence bias more valid

Question 5

conclusion

Answer 5

results found there was no significant difference between gender and attitudes towards obedience

mean closed questions average females 33.4
males 33.2
no significant difference

for the thematic analysis which involved grouping together reponses from qual data into themes such as for the question ‘ in what situation are you most likely to be obedient’- theme= authority

and for the question ‘ why do you think people obey initiations/ or orders from people’- fear was the latest theme and there were no gender differences in either of the teams

removes stigma that females are more submissive and obedience is universal