Core studies flashcards

What is the background of Milgram

inhumane acts taking place in nazi Germany

milgram aim

to investigate the extent to which individuals would obey authority figures, even when it involved causing harm to others.

Milgram sample size

40 participants

Milgram sample ages

20-50

Milgram sample recruited by

newspaper advertisement

how many volts were in the voltmeter (milgram)

450 volts

in what increments did electric shocks go up in

15 volt increments

one standardised prod used by the learner was

please continue

were participants debriefed (milgram)

yes

were participants deceived (milgram)

yes

what percentage of ppts went to 450 volts

65%

what percentage of ppts went to 300 volts

100%

what is one conclusion of milgram

inhumane acts can be done by ordinary people

was milgram ethical

no

could ppts withdraw from milgram

it was discouraged

where were participants from in bocchiaro

the vu university

how many ppts were removed from the sample due to study suspicion (bocchiaro)

11

what percentage of ppts obeyed the experimenter

76.5%

What percetange of ppts disobeyed

14.1%

how large was the bocchiaro sample

149

one bocchairo conclusion

People are more likely to obey authority figures even when authority is unjust

what data was collected in bocchairo

quantitative data on obedience

were ppts prodded in bocchairo

no

did bocchairo have good ecological validity

yes

did bocchairo have good reliability

yes

aim of piliavin

investigate bystander behaviour

how many variables meant to affect helping behaviour was there (piliavin)

4

how many ppts (piliavin)

4550

how many people on average were on each train carriage (piliavin)

43

what percentage of passengers were black (piliavin)

45%

what percentage of passengers were white (piliavin)

55%

after how many seconds did the model help in the critical area whilst being early

70 seconds

after how many seconds did the model help in the critical area whilst being late

150 seconds

after how many seconds did the model help in the adjacent area whilst being early

70 seconds

after how many seconds did the model help in the adjacent area whilst being late

150 seconds

what percentage of people gave spontaneous help for the cane victim

95%

what percentage of people gave spontaneous help for the drunk victim

50%

in how many countries did levine’s research take place

23

what is simpatia?

how people act in social situations in Latin cultures to show kindness and cooperation.

levine sample size

1198

how many helping measures was there in levine

3 measures

one conclusion of levine

simpatia countries helped more

sample size bandura

72

bandura sample ages

3-5

bandura sample recruited from where

stanford bing nursery school

how many iv’s in bandura

3 iv’s

how many groups in bandura

3 ppt groups

what were children matched for in bandura

aggression levels

what is partially imitative aggression

aggression similar but not the same as the model

what is non imitative aggression

new aggressive acts not demonstrated by the model

what type of aggression were boys more likely to give

physical aggression

what type of aggression were girls more likely to give

verbal aggression

what type of experiment was bandura

lab

were bandura’s procedures standardised

yes

what type of experiment was chaney

field

how many ppts in chaney

32

where was the sample of chaney from

australia

was chaney’s sample androcentric

yes

was chaney ethical

yes

how many stages was there in kohlberg’s stages of moral dvlpt

6

how many levels was there in kohlberg’s stages of moral dvlpt

3 levels

what type of data was collected in kohlberg

quantitative data

how was quantitative data recorded in kohlberg

interview responses

what design was kohlberg

longitudinal

where was lee’s sample from

china and canada

how many chinese 9yr olds were used for lee

40 9yr olds

how many chinese 7yr olds were used for lee

40 7yr olds

how many chinese 11yr olds were used for lee

40 11yr olds

how many canadian 9yr olds were used for lee

40 9yr olds

how many canadian 11yr olds were used for lee

32 11yr olds

how many canadian 7yr olds were used for lee

36 7yr olds

how old was little hans

5 yrs old

what phobia was little hans suffering from

horses

what case study was freud

clinical case study

hans obsession with his widdler was a sign of what stage

phallic

what was bad about freud’s interpretation

subjective

one thing bad about the sample size of freud

small

how was freud’s study of little hans longitudinal

Freud followed the case of Little Hans over a period of time, from age 3-5

how many groups of ppts was there in baron-cohen

3

how large was the sample size of group 2 of baron-cohen

50

what were the six emotions in the basic emotion recognition test

happy, sad, angry, afraid, disgust, surprise

what was the average score for the autism/as group in the eyes task

16.3 out of 25

were environmental conditions controlled well in baron-cohen

yes

was there deception in baron cohen

no

was there informed consent in baron cohen

yes

who was gould reviewing

yerkes

what was the sample size of yerkes

1.75 million

how many test types was there in yerkes

3

what was the army alpha

a written test for literate recruits

what heirarchy of needs is involved in hancock

maslow

aim of hancock

to see how different the retelling of crime is in psychopathic and non psychopathic murderers

what method was used in hancock

self report

how many psychopathic murderers were used in hancock

14

how many non psychopathic murderers were used in hancock

38

how many total murderers were used in hancock

52

what type of questioning was used in hancock

open

one result of hancock relating to physiological needs

psychopaths used circa twice as many words for physiological needs

sample size sperry

11

how many of the 11 had surgery not long before the experiment (sperry)

9

what part of the brain was disconnected in sperry

corpus callosum