practical investigation (self-report)

Question 1

title?

Answer 1

a questionnaire to investigate whether people with an internal or external locus of control are more likely to be obedient

Question 2

Who came up with the locus of control theory?

Answer 2

Rotter

Question 3

What was the aim?

Answer 3

use self-report in the form of a questionnaire to investigate whether people with an internal or external locus of control were more obedient

Question 4

what was the Ha?

Answer 4

there will be a significant difference in obedience (measured by scores on a self-rate scale, questionnaire between the participants with an internal and those with an external locus of control

Question 5

what was the sample technique used?

Answer 5

opportunity sampling

Question 6

one strength of how the data was collected in this study?

Answer 6

questionnaires were anonymous, demand characteristics were reduced and were reliable as they all received the same questions

Question 7

what were some of the results from this study…quantitative

Answer 7

shows that internal are more likely to obey than external

Question 8

what were some of the thematic codes for this study?

Answer 8

parents
curfew
school
fun
breaking rules
authority
rebellion

Question 9

two strengths of this study?

Answer 9

used standardised procedures as same questions used to increase reliability…same notes at beginning and end

use of both qualitative data and quantitative data…rich and detailed etc.

Question 10

two weaknesses of this study?

Answer 10

could understand the aim of the study so reduces the validity…socially desirable

had to remove psych students so reduces the generalisability of the study

Question 11

two improvements for the study?

Answer 11

using a different sampling technique

use more filler questions- reduce demand characteristics