social psychology Flashcards

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1
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what is behaviour due to

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the social environment and roles we have in different situations

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2
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what are behaviours of interest

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obedience, social influence

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3
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what is research triggered by

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real world events

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4
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what is obedience

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compliance to an order issued by an authority figure

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4
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what is the methodology

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

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5
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what does obedience involve

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

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6
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what is defiance

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

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7
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what is the Authoritarian personality

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

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7
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what is the agentic theory

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

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what was the aim of milgrams study

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

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how was data collected in milgrams study

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

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10
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what was the predicted % of people that would administer the 450v shock

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0.001

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what is Milgrams sample

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

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12
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how much where Milgrams participants paid

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$4 and 50c for carfare

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13
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who where the 2 confederates in milgrams study

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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

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14
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how many participants actually administered the 450v shock

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65%

15
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how many prods were there

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4 standard and 2 special prods

16
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how many participants refused to continue after 300v

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5

17
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in the follow up questionnaire how many participants said they were glad to have taken part

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84

18
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what were milgrams possible explanations for behaviour

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

19
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what is social influence

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

20
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what is whistleblowing

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

21
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what values did the HEXACO PIR test for

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humility/honesty
emotionality
extraversion
agreeableness
conscientiousness
openess to experience

22
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what was the social orientation test for in bocchiaros study?

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

23
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what was the hexaco pir test?

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a self report which tests for 6 different personality values

24
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what is the aim of bocchiaros pilot study

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

25
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what is the aim of bocchiaro main study

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

26
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what is the aim of bocchiaros predicting study

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

27
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how much were bocchiaros participants paid

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7 euros or course credit

28
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what is the sample in bocchiaros study

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

29
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why was a pilot study done in bocchiaros study

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to ensure the procedure was credible and morally acceptable

30
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how many participants completed the predicting task

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138 participants seperate from the main study

31
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how many pilot studies did bocchiaro do

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8 with 92 undergrad students from vu uni

32
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what were the results from the what would you do predicting task

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whistleblow - 64.5%
obedient 3.6%
disobedient 31.9%

33
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what were the results form the what would average uni student do ?

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obedient 18.8%
disobedient 43.9%
whistleblow 37.3%

34
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what were the actual results in bocchiaros study

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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

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