Core Studies - Samples

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1. Which is the correct sample for Samuel and Bryant's study?

  • 250 boys and girls between the ages of 3 and 8 years old from around Crediton, Devon
  • 252 boys and girls 5 - 8.5 years old from around Crediton, Devon
  • 200 boys and girls between the ages of 5 and 10 years old from around Crediton, Devon
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2. Which is the correct sample for Milgram's study?

  • 40 males 20-50 years from the New Haven area whose jobs ranged from unskilled to professional
  • 50 males 18-40 years from the New Haven area from professional jobs.
  • 500 males 20-30 years from the New Haven area from low paying jobs

3. Which is the correct sample for Maguire et al.'s study?

  • 15 healthy, right-handed male licensed London taxi drivers. 50 healthy right-handed males who did not drive taxis.
  • 16 healthy, right-handed male licensed London taxi drivers. 50 healthy right-handed males who did not drive taxis.
  • 50 healthy, right-handed male licensed London taxi drivers. 50 healthy right-handed males who did not drive taxis.

4. Which is the correct sample for Bandura's study?

  • 72 children - 36 boys, 36 girls, enrolled in Standford university Nursery school. Aged between 37 - 69 months. Mean age of 52 months
  • 72 children - 40 boys, 32 girls, enrolled in Standford university Nursery school. Aged between 21 - 50 months. Mean age of 43 months
  • 72 children - 51 boys, 21 girls, enrolled in Standford university Nursery school. Aged between 8 - 36 months. Mean age of 26 months

5. Which is the correct sample for Piliavin's study?

  • Two girls acted as observers, one boy was a confederate and the other acted as a victim. Four different teams, with a Black ‘victim’ in one of the teams.
  • Passengers who were on the train (between 59th street and 125th street) weekdays between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.
  • Passengers who were on the train (between 60th street and 120th street) weekdays between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m.

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James Ellis

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If i recall correctly the Psuedopatients weren't the participants in Rosenhan, they acted as observers noting the behavior of the doctors and nurses within the hospitals. So the sample was the staff not the psudopatients. Other than that good quiz

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