Core Studies - Samples

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

  • 72 children - 51 boys, 21 girls, enrolled in Standford university Nursery school. Aged between 8 - 36 months. Mean age of 26 months
  • 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

3. Which is the correct sample for Serry's study?

  • 11 patients who had all had commissurotomies as a treatment for severe epilepsy.
  • 15 patients who had all had commissurotomies as a treatment for severe epilepsy.
  • 6 patients who had all had commissurotomies as a treatment for severe epilepsy.

4. Which is the correct sample for Griffiths' study?

  • 60 participants from Devon - 44 males, 16 females, mean age of 23.4. RG - 29 males, 1 female, mean age of 21.6. NRG - 15 males, 15 females, mean age of 25.3.
  • 60 participants from Devon - 44 males, 16 females, mean age of 23.4. RG - 22 males, 10 females, mean age of 21.6. NRG - 22 males, 6 females, mean age of 25.3.
  • 60 participants from Devon - 44 males, 16 females, mean age of 23.4. RG - 29 males, 1 female, mean age of 25.7 NRG - 15 males, 15 females, mean age of 30.2

5. Which is the correct sample for Reicher & Haslam's study?

  • 30 men - 20 - 50, diversity in ethnic background.
  • 15 men - diversity of age, social class, and ethnic background.
  • 50 men - diversity of age, and ethnic background. Same social class
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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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