social psychology

Question 1

what is behaviour due to

Answer 1

the social environment and roles we have in different situations

Question 2

what are behaviours of interest

Answer 2

obedience, social influence

Question 3

what is research triggered by

Answer 3

real world events

Question 4

what is obedience

Answer 4

compliance to an order issued by an authority figure

Question 4

what is the methodology

Answer 4

research is often carried out by observation which has limitations so often done as part of experiments

Question 5

what does obedience involve

Answer 5

orders
influenced by authority figure
maintenance of social power and authority status

Question 6

what is defiance

Answer 6

rejection of influence of authority figures behaving in accordance with own beliefs

Question 7

what is the Authoritarian personality

Answer 7

germans more likely to grow up prejudiced as a result of harsh upbringing

Question 7

what is the agentic theory

Answer 7

we act in authority we find it easier to deny personal responsibilty for our actions making it easier to carry out morally questionable behaviour

Question 8

what was the aim of milgrams study

Answer 8

to investigate how far people would go in obeying an instruction if it involved harming another person

Question 9

how was data collected in milgrams study

Answer 9

most sessions were videod and some photos were taken through one way mirrors
participants also contacted after study to collect some data

Question 10

what was the predicted % of people that would administer the 450v shock

Answer 10

0.001

Question 11

what is Milgrams sample

Answer 11

500 men from newhaven age 20-50 with no highschool/ college students

Question 12

how much where Milgrams participants paid

Answer 12

$4 and 50c for carfare

Question 13

who where the 2 confederates in milgrams study

Answer 13

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

Question 14

how many participants actually administered the 450v shock

Answer 14

65%

Question 15

how many prods were there

Answer 15

4 standard and 2 special prods

Question 16

how many participants refused to continue after 300v

Answer 16

5

Question 17

in the follow up questionnaire how many participants said they were glad to have taken part

Answer 17

84

Question 18

what were milgrams possible explanations for behaviour

Answer 18

prestigous location
worthy purpose of research
trust in experimenter
given consent so felt obliged to take part
not sure how to behave

Question 19

what is social influence

Answer 19

influence an individual has to change the thoughts/feelings or behaviour of others

Question 20

what is whistleblowing

Answer 20

informing on a person/organisation who are engaging in unlawful or immoral behaviour

Question 21

what values did the HEXACO PIR test for

Answer 21

humility/honesty
emotionality
extraversion
agreeableness
conscientiousness
openess to experience

Question 22

what was the social orientation test for in bocchiaros study?

Answer 22

consisted of dilemmas which causes conflict between self interest and collective interest
classified p”s as prosocial , individual or competitive

Question 23

what was the hexaco pir test?

Answer 23

a self report which tests for 6 different personality values

Question 24

what is the aim of bocchiaros pilot study

Answer 24

to investigate the rates of obedience, disobedience and whistleblowing in a situation that does not cause physical harm but is ethically wrong

Question 25

what is the aim of bocchiaro main study

Answer 25

to investigate the accuracy of estimates of o/d/w in this situation

Question 26

what is the aim of bocchiaros predicting study

Answer 26

to investigate the role of dispositional factors on o/d/w

Question 27

how much were bocchiaros participants paid

Answer 27

7 euros or course credit

Question 28

what is the sample in bocchiaros study

Answer 28

149 students from Vu uni in amsterdam 96 male 53 females average age 20.8 gained through flyers in uni cafe

Question 29

why was a pilot study done in bocchiaros study

Answer 29

to ensure the procedure was credible and morally acceptable

Question 30

how many participants completed the predicting task

Answer 30

138 participants seperate from the main study

Question 31

how many pilot studies did bocchiaro do

Answer 31

8 with 92 undergrad students from vu uni

Question 32

what were the results from the what would you do predicting task

Answer 32

whistleblow - 64.5% obedient 3.6% disobedient 31.9%

Question 33

what were the results form the what would average uni student do ?

Answer 33

obedient 18.8% disobedient 43.9% whistleblow 37.3%

Question 34

what were the actual results in bocchiaros study

Answer 34

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