Social Psychology (Edexcel) Theories, Studies and Factors

Theories: Agency Theory, Social Identity Theory, Social Impact Theory, Realistic Conflict Theory

Studies: Milgram (1974), Burger (2008), Sherrif et al (1954, 1961)

Factors affecting obedience

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1. Why does Burger (2008) have potential ethical issues?

  • There was a long time period between the end of the experiment and debriefing
  • He deceived ppts
  • He did gain informed consent
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2. What leads to intergroup conflict? (Realistic Conflict Theory)

  • Biological factors (i.e. hormones)
  • Competition over limited resources
  • Competition over plentiful resources
  • Competition for no reason

3. What is a negative out group bias? (Social Impact Theory)

  • The tendency to view all members of the outgroup unfavourably and the same (homogenous)
  • Automatic act of putting yourself in group
  • The tendency of members to see individuals within their group as unique, often overestimating their abilities (heterogeneous)
  • Distinguishing ourselves to have membership to certain groups

4. Personality can affect obedience. What is it?

  • Personality refers to someone’s attitude to a situation
  • Personality refers to someone’s unique and stable responses to a situation
  • Personality refers to someone’s situation
  • Personality refers to someone’s unstable responses

5. Were participant's in Burger (2008) given the right to withdraw?

  • This wasn't a consideration at any point
  • Yes - the participants were warned 9 times that they could withdraw at any point
  • Yes - the participants were warned 3 times in writing that they could withdraw at any point
  • No - the participants weren't warned that they could withdraw at any point and were given verbal prompts to continue
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