Social area

Question 1

Social area principles

Answer 1

human thought processes are influenced by the presence of others.

Question 2

social area key themes

Answer 2

responses to people in authority (Milgram Bocchiaro)
responses to people in need (Levine and Piliavin)

Question 3

strengths of the social area

Answer 3

1) provides a situational explanation

Question 4

weakness of the social area

Answer 4

1) artificial situations made can be unethical
2) less credible means less generalisable.

Question 5

social area applications

Answer 5

1) obey authority figures
2)police should wear correct uniform to be recognisable to the public.
3)shows influence of others’ behaviours.

Question 6

Milgram aim

Answer 6

to investigate the levels of obedience shown in the presence of an authority figure

Question 7

Milgram background

Answer 7

between 1933-1945 millions of innocent people were killed b y demand of Hitler

Question 8

Milgram method

Answer 8

laboratory experiment with independent measures design. controlled observation

Question 9

Milgram IV and DV