Social practical

Question 1

What is the aim of the social practical?

Answer 1

Do older people or younger people have a more prejudice attitude towards homosexuality?

Question 2

What is the directional hypothesis for the social practical?

Answer 2

older people are more prejudice against homophobia

Question 3

What is the non-directional hypothesis for the social practical?

Answer 3

both ages are equally as prejudice

Question 4

What was the target population for the social practical?

Answer 4

everyone- older people above 45 and people below that age

Question 5

What type of sampling was used in the social practical?

Answer 5

opportunity sampling- easiest to do and doesn’t discriminate and create sample bias

Question 6

What ethical issues were needed to be considered?

Answer 6

CONSENT- we used informed consent before conducting the experiment on the ppts
DEBRIEF- explained what investigation was for after conducting experiment on ppts
DECEPTION- we didn’t deceive to get any results- debriefed tem afterwards
CONFIDENTIAL- didn’t use ppts names at any part of the experiment (named 1,2,3…)
RIGHT TO WITHDRAW- ppts didn’t have to answer any questions if they didn’t want to
PROTECTION FROM HARM- weren’t placedin any sort of harm

Question 7

What open questions were used in the social practical?

Answer 7

• 2 scenario questions

- 1 ‘why do you feel like this?’ question

Question 8

What are the standard deviation of the ‘young’ ppts?

Answer 8

1.95

Question 9

what are the standard deviation of the ‘old’ ppts?

Answer 9

2.3

Question 10

What are the conclusions of the social practical?

Answer 10

the older sample are more prejudice against homophobia. there’s a variation of opinions in the older sample