Social Approach Flashcards
0
Q
What are the assumptions?
A
-Other people+surrounding environment are major influences on an individuals behaviour, thought processes and emotions
1
Q
What are the case studies within the social approach?
A
- Milgram
- Piliavin
- Reicher and Haslam
2
Q
What are the strengths of the approach?
A
- can provide useful info to explain how other people can affect our behaviour e.g authority figures
- provide useful info about how social cognition influences our social behaviour e.g cognitive alternatives in R&H
- often uses field exp= high in ecological v
3
Q
What are the weaknesses of the approach?
A
- if studied in lab= demand characteristics or experimenter bias
- field exp= difficult to control extraneous v
- ethical concerns= often deception used
- lose validity over time as social or cultural changes may affect behaviour
4
Q
What is a similarity and difference between Milgram and Piliavin?
A
SIMILARITY=
-both have no informed consent
DIFFERENCE=
- M was low in ecological v as in a lab
- P was field and covert so higher
5
Q
What is a similarity and difference between Milgram and R&H?
A
SIMILARITY=
- both tested qualitative data
- PPs all men
DIFFERENCE=
- M was quasi as natural IV
- R&H had cognitive alternatives and permeability
6
Q
What is a similarity and difference between R&H and Piliavin?
A
SIMILARITY=
- both field experiments
- both natural setting
DIFFERENCE=
- P was qualitative
- R&H was quantitative
