Sociocultural Hard Facts About Studies

Question 1

How many pairs of students were used in Ross’ study?

Answer 1

18

Question 2

How many observers were used in Ross’ study?

Answer 2

24

Question 3

What university were the students from in Ross’ study?

Answer 3

Stanford

Question 4

How many questions were asked to each contestant in Ross’ study?

Answer 4

10

Question 5

How long did contestants have to answer each question in Ross’ study?

Answer 5

30 seconds

Question 6

What countries were the participants shown slides on in Kashima and Triandis’ study?

Answer 6

Iran, Israel and Greece

Question 7

What country were the participants tested on in Kashima and Triandis’ study?

Answer 7

India

Question 8

What scores were the success and failure groups in Kashima and Triandis’ study?

Answer 8

Success - 12/15

Failure - 5/15

Question 9

How many boys were used in Tajfel’s study?

Answer 9

48

Question 10

How old were the boys in Tajfel’s study?

Answer 10

14-15

Question 11

How many paintings did the boys have to rate in Tajfel’s study?

Answer 11

12

Question 12

How many lecture halls were observed in Cialdini’s study?

Answer 12

7

Question 13

Which large football schools were involved in Cialdini’s study?

Answer 13

Michigan
Ohio
Etc

Question 14

How many children were used in Boyatzis and Matillo’s study?

Answer 14

52

Question 15

How many boys and girls were used in Boyatzis and Matillo’s study?

Answer 15

26 of each

Question 16

What episode did the children watch in Boyatzis and Matillo’s study?

Answer 16

22 minute 1993 episode with 140 violent acts

Question 17

What ratio of violent acts were seen in Boyatzis and Matillo’s study?

Answer 17

1:7
Control: Power rangers group

Question 18

How many children were in the control group in Boyatzis and Matillo’s study?

Answer 18

27

Question 19

What age were the children in Bandura’s study?

Answer 19

3-6

Question 20

How many of each gender child were in Bandura’s study?

Answer 20

36

Question 21

What was the range of answers given on how far the light moved in Sherif’s study?

Answer 21

20-80cm

Question 22

How were groups manipulated in Sherif’s study?

Answer 22

After individual estimates were given, put in groups with two people with similar estimates with one person with a different estimate. Manipulation.

Question 23

How many participants were used in Asch’s study?

Answer 23

7 male college students

Question 24

How many confederates were placed with each participant in Asch’s study?

Answer 24

6

Question 25

How many trials were there in Asch’s study? How many of the trials did the confederates unanimously give wrong answers?

Answer 25

18 | 12

Question 26

How many participants comprised the control group in Asch’s study for comparison?

Answer 26

37

Question 27

What were the results from the control group and experimental group in the study?

Answer 27

0.7% | 37%

Question 28

What country were the male college students from in Asch’s study?

Answer 28

USA

Question 29

In Asch’s study, when there were only 2 confederates, what percentage conformed to the wrong answer?

Answer 29

13.8%

Question 30

In Asch’s study, what percentage of participants conformed with the wrong answer when there were 3 confederates?

Answer 30

31.8%

Question 31

How many confederates did Asch add maximum to investigate group size?

Answer 31

15

Question 32

What did Lucas et al say in response to Asch increasing the difficulty level?

Answer 32

Self- efficacy | The more confident participants were in their abilities, the more independent they remained

Question 33

If a naive participant had a partner and then lost them in Asch’s study how did conformity levels change?

Answer 33

Went from 5.5% to 28.5%

Question 34

If participants gained a partner during the experiment in Asch’s study, how did conformity levels change?

Answer 34

Decreased from 28.5% to 8.7%

Question 35

How long did the zimbardo study last?

Answer 35

2 weeks

Question 36

How many participants had to leave early in Zimbardo’s study?

Answer 36

5

Question 37

How many participants were in Zimbardo’s study? How many prisoners and how many guards?

Answer 37

21 10 prisoners 11 guards