Sample for social approach

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Created by: Annie Led
Created on: 04-04-13 10:33

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Sample for social approach
- Milgram
  - 40 male participants aged20-50 form New York, various educational backgrounds
  - Self-selecting, wide range of occupations
- Piliavin
  - Aprox 4450 man and women;average number in carriage 43 people
  - Opportunity sample 45%black 55% white
- Reicher and Haslam
  - 15 male participants who represented diversity of age, social class and ethical background
    - 5 guards- 6 after promotion, 10 prisoners- went from 9 to ten
  - Had an initial 332 volunteer participants down to 15

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Report Sun 7th April, 2013 @ 14:06

Milgrams sample was from the New Haven area not New York and piliavins sample could be improved by saying they were from riding the New York subway on weekdays In a seven minute gap between stops etc. Other wise accurate!