social psychology Flashcards
what is behaviour due to
the social environment and roles we have in different situations
what are behaviours of interest
obedience, social influence
what is research triggered by
real world events
what is obedience
compliance to an order issued by an authority figure
what is the methodology
research is often carried out by observation which has limitations so often done as part of experiments
what does obedience involve
orders
influenced by authority figure
maintenance of social power and authority status
what is defiance
rejection of influence of authority figures behaving in accordance with own beliefs
what is the Authoritarian personality
germans more likely to grow up prejudiced as a result of harsh upbringing
what is the agentic theory
we act in authority we find it easier to deny personal responsibilty for our actions making it easier to carry out morally questionable behaviour
what was the aim of milgrams study
to investigate how far people would go in obeying an instruction if it involved harming another person
how was data collected in milgrams study
most sessions were videod and some photos were taken through one way mirrors
participants also contacted after study to collect some data
what was the predicted % of people that would administer the 450v shock
0.001
what is Milgrams sample
500 men from newhaven age 20-50 with no highschool/ college students
how much where Milgrams participants paid
$4 and 50c for carfare
who where the 2 confederates in milgrams study
a 31 year old man in a lab coat who introduced himself as the experimenter
47 year old man who introduced himself as an accountant with a heart condition
how many participants actually administered the 450v shock
65%
how many prods were there
4 standard and 2 special prods
how many participants refused to continue after 300v
5
in the follow up questionnaire how many participants said they were glad to have taken part
84
what were milgrams possible explanations for behaviour
prestigous location
worthy purpose of research
trust in experimenter
given consent so felt obliged to take part
not sure how to behave
what is social influence
influence an individual has to change the thoughts/feelings or behaviour of others
what is whistleblowing
informing on a person/organisation who are engaging in unlawful or immoral behaviour
what values did the HEXACO PIR test for
humility/honesty
emotionality
extraversion
agreeableness
conscientiousness
openess to experience
what was the social orientation test for in bocchiaros study?
consisted of dilemmas which causes conflict between self interest and collective interest
classified p”s as prosocial , individual or competitive
what was the hexaco pir test?
a self report which tests for 6 different personality values
what is the aim of bocchiaros pilot study
to investigate the rates of obedience, disobedience and whistleblowing in a situation that does not cause physical harm but is ethically wrong
what is the aim of bocchiaro main study
to investigate the accuracy of estimates of o/d/w in this situation
what is the aim of bocchiaros predicting study
to investigate the role of dispositional factors on o/d/w
how much were bocchiaros participants paid
7 euros or course credit
what is the sample in bocchiaros study
149 students from Vu uni in amsterdam
96 male 53 females
average age 20.8
gained through flyers in uni cafe
why was a pilot study done in bocchiaros study
to ensure the procedure was credible and morally acceptable
how many participants completed the predicting task
138 participants seperate from the main study
how many pilot studies did bocchiaro do
8 with 92 undergrad students from vu uni
what were the results from the what would you do predicting task
whistleblow - 64.5%
obedient 3.6%
disobedient 31.9%
what were the results form the what would average uni student do ?
obedient 18.8%
disobedient 43.9%
whistleblow 37.3%
what were the actual results in bocchiaros study
76.5 % or 114 people obeyed and wrote the statement
14.1 % or 21 people didnt write statement and disobeyed
9.4% of people whistleblew
9 anonymous
5 open
