Meeus and Raajimakes


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What date was the Meeus and Raajimaker: 'Obedience in Holland' study?
1986
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What was the aim?
To investigate obedience in an up to date way and see the extent to which a Ptp will psychologically abuse someone who is interviewing for a job.
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Describe the sample.
Volunteer sample of 24 male and female Dutch students
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Where did the study take place?
University
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What were the stress remarks?
'Your answer to ... was wrong' 'according to the test it would be better for you to apply for lower functions'
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How were Ptps deceived?
They were told that it was a requirement of the job to handle stress
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What was different in the control condition?
The experimenter was not in the room
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Describe the results.
92% of Ptps made all stress remarks because they felt it was the experimenter causing the interviewee (confederate) stress, not them. In the control condition no stress remarks were taken all the way.
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Describe the conclusion.
People will obey authority even if it means harming someone psychologically, even in a more everyday condition.
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Compare the study to Milgram.
The two cannot easily be compared because they happened 20 years apart and within different cultures.
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Evaluate the ethical strengths and weaknesses.
-interviewees were confederates so no psychological harm caused -Ptps able to give consent -Ptps were debriefed -Ptps were deceived -Ptps couldn't give informed consent -procedure cause Ptps distress -verbal prods denied Ptps the right to withdraw
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Evaluate the methodological strengths and weaknesses.
-lab experiment so extraneous variables controlled -standardised procedure increases reliability -level of control increases validity -avoids demand characteristics so improves validity -the situation lacked credibility
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