SFP

Question 1

A01.1

Answer 1

SFP occurs when an individual is given a label and they begin to see themselves in the way the label portrays them and comply to the label and become what individuals think and say of them, as they belive they are ecpected to do so

self defeat prophecy- given neg label-overcome it

Question 2

A03.1

Answer 2

JAHODA - found that in one culture, boys born on wednesdays were supposidly more agressive and misbehaved whereas thoes born on monday are more controlled and placid, jahoda studied violent criminal offences and found 6.9% born on monday compared to 22% born on wednesday

weakness: FULLER, study african american girls in london school, found that they were given negative labels such as underachieving which led them to acidenically suceed and rejected labels - SDP

Question 3

A01.2

Answer 3

pygmalion effect -something happens bevause of prefictions, expectations higher - higher outcome, outcomes purely based on peoples expectations anf precitions
for example teacher belibed child was a trouble maker and would become criminal when older will become one because of expectations

Question 4

A03.2

Answer 4

MADON- questionaire 115 children ages 12-13 and parents, based on their predicted alcohol consumption in coming year and parents prediction, thoes children who drank most parents predicted them to drink more
weakness - self reported data questionaires - may not be truthful about consumption

Question 5

A01.3

Answer 5

1- label is placed on an infividual
2- behaviour conforming label occurs
3- individual who placed label then behaves to elict behaviour that corresponds to label
4- labeler only pays attention to this behaviour/ series of behaviours , attention is reinforcing
5- individual complys with label

if labbled as criminal hard to remove individual now part of self perception/ concept - leading to reoffending

Question 6

A03.3

Answer 6

strength- JACOBSON- teachers told sstart school year some pupils were ‘about to bloom’ and do well, at the end of the year IQ tests done and thoes with labels of bloomers had an increased IQ score compared to others, teachers helped them more, pushed them more, became more confident in selfs due to label.

weakness- unethical cant repeat to test for consistency although lots of supporing evidence forming same conclusions

strngth- decieved- no DC’s

weakness- correlational no C+E could be due to other factors such as personality.

Question 7

application

Answer 7

eductae people on the effect of labels prevent negatove effects.