Situational variables

Question 1

3 AO1s (the 3 situational variables)

Answer 1

location
proximity
uniform

Question 2

3 AO3s

Answer 2

uniform (+) sub ev
prox (+) sub ev
prox (-) cont ev
high iv of variations (+)

Question 3

AO3: Uniform supporting evidence (+)

Answer 3

E: For instance, Bickman’s (1974) field experiment found that on average the guard (a confederate) was obeyed on 76% of occasions, the milkman (a confederate) on 47% and the pedestrian (a confederate) on 30% when an individual was asked to follow 3 instructions

representative irl -> predict + control -> theoretical

Question 4

Proximity supporting evidence (+)

Answer 4

Milgram - 60% in room, 20% on phone

clear -> nomothetic -> correlation

Question 5

proximity cont (-)

Answer 5

E: For example, Hofling et al. (1966) conducted a study in a hospital where nurses were phoned by Dr Smith asking them to give a drug to a patient (nurses should not take orders over the phone and the dosage was double) and it was found that 95% did as requested

undermine assumption w higher realism levels

Question 6

Iv (+)

Answer 6

E: For instance, Milgram systematically altered one variable at a time in order to see what effect a particular variable would have on the level of obedience, whilst other variables stayed the same as the study was replicated

c+e -> ext etc.