Social Practical Study. Flashcards

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What is the aim?

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To investigate if there are differences between men and women in levels of obedience.

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What is the independent variable?

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The gender (male or female).

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What is the dependent variable?

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Levels of obedience as measured by the questionnare.

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What is some extranous variables?

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-Authoritaian personality/ personality differences.
-Other people in the room.

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What is a null hypothesis?

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There will not be a difference between men and women’s obedience levels.

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What is a two-tailed hypothesis?

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There will be a difference between men and women’s obedience levels.

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What is a one-tailed hypothesis?

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Males will have a higher level of obedience than females.

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What type of sampleing is used?

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Oppurtinity sampeling.

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What are some strengths of the practical?

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-Following all ethical issues so the study is crediable.
-Easy to gather a range of partipants- more generalisable.

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What are some weaknesses of the practical?

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-Oppurtunity sampleling can have shared characteristics.
-Social desirablity bias to make self seem good.

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What was the standard deviation of the female scores?

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1.16

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What was the standard deviation of the male scores?

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2.40

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13
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What was the mean score for the female results?

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9.07

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What was the mean score for the male scores?

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8.38

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15
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What is a conclusion for the practical?

A

Females have higher obedience levels than men.

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What is an example of a closed likert scale question used?

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I am likely to stand up to an authority figure (on a scale from strongly agree to strongly disagree)

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What is an example of an open question used?

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Do you think you are more likely to obey someone of the same sex and why?

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What were some themes found for males and females (and both) from the qualitative data?

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Males:
-Obedience is more to do with a persons upbringing.
Females:
-More confident obeying someone of the same sex.
Both:
-Gender of an authority figure does not matter.