PRACTICAL

what was the aim of our learning practical

see if theres a difference between gender of driver and type of car

investigating gender stereotypes and the idea that men will stereotypically imitate other male role models and drive ‘male ‘ cars

what was the method of our learning practical

non participant observation in natural environment, covert

give the IV and DV of the learning practical

IV- gender of driver

DV- type of car driven

give the alternative hyp of the learning practical

there will be a significant difference in type of car driven depending on whether the driver is male or female

what was the sample of our learning practical

opportunity sample of 20 cars

give controls of our learning practical

all look at same car

time from same point

same person doing job

give the procedure of the learning practical

1. listed stereotypical gendered cars. all trained to provide higher reliability

2. positioned ourselves behind gate to observe cars on road

3. recorded drivers for 5 mins. two at a time to increase inter rater reliability

4. tally chart created

5. data analysed

what type of data was collected

nominal

what test was used for the learning practical

chi squared