social influence evaluations

Question 1

Cohen et al

Answer 1

• didn’t measure schema just memory
• conducted on college students (population validity) meaning it may not be generalized to children as their schema may not be as developed/ expansive.

Question 2

Stone et al

Answer 2

Mundane Reality: done in lab
Population Validity: done with college students of an american university, different cultures might have different racial stereotypes.

Question 3

Loftus and Palmer (1974) (speed)

Answer 3

as a leading question is one that prompts or encourages the answer wanted
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If someone was unsure of the speed and thought it was around 30 to 40 mph, the verb would have biased their answer in a particular direction.

Question 4

Loftus and Palmer (1974) (glass)

Answer 4

Mundane Reality:
The participants only watched a recording of a car crash. This lacks mundane reality which as potentially witnessing a car crash in person may be significantly more distressing and the person may experience sensory overload which may all influence how the participant remembers the event as people are more likely to remember more traumatic events.

Question 5

Latane’s (1968) -

Smoky Room Study

Answer 5

population validity: age, specifically population validity towards applying this to children as children may be looking for adults in guidance in what to do as they may have learned that adults are power/responsible figures and that they should comply with what they are doing

Question 6

Levine (1994)

Answer 6

Milgram’s theory, becuase of this overload people tend to screen out stimuli that is not directly and personally relavant. If something doesn’t immedietely help an individual satisfy their wants or needs, it’s ignored.

Question 7

Batson et al (1981)

Answer 7

mundane reality: switching positions for an electric chair, is an unlikely altruistic act in daily life. Something such as offering someone a free ride or donating money to a complete stranger may be more realistic. Empathy typically does not require such extreme an extreme situation. It could be occur from something as simple as someone looking sad from a bad day.

Question 8

Cialdini et al (2008)

Answer 8

Ecological validity - original study was taken in Arizona, US. Different cultures and countries may have different results. For example, a country with more individualism may conform less compared to a country with high collectivism.