Keywords Social Psychology

• What does generalisability mean ?

  To what extent a study can be applied to other situations
• What does it mean if a study is reliable ?

  when it is consistent and can be replicated
• When is a study applicable / useful ?

  When it can be used in real life situations / events and can provide further understanding
• What is internal validity ?

  when you have measured what you intended to measure
• What is ecological validity ?


  When results/findings are realistic to real life settings and can be applied to everyday life
• When is a study ethical ?

  When it doesn't break any of the ethical guidelines created by BPS
• What does DRIPPD mean ?

  D - debrief

  R - right to withdraw

  I - informed consent

  P - protection of participants

  P - protection of confidentiality

  D - deception
• what does GRAVE mean ?

  G - generalisability

  R - reliability

  A - application / usefulness

  V - validity

  E - ethical
• demand characteristics are when participants change their behaviour if they have figured out the aim of the study
• The two types of demand characteristics are the Hawthorne effect and the screw - you effect
• Hawthorne effect is going towards
• Screw - you effect goes against
• Authoritarian personality is measure by the f - scale which was created by Adorno. They have these characteristics :

  T - Traditional values

  R - respect for leaders / authority figures

  T - Threatened by social change
• internal LOC are more likely to show dissent and defy orders
• external LOC are more likely to be obedient
• what does dissent mean ?


  expressing disagreement with group norms - different opinions
• External locus of control is when people feel powerless, believing that external forces beyond their control determine what happens to them.
• Internal locus of control is when people believe they can influence events that affect them.
• Individualism focuses on individual achievement, self expression, personal choice
• Collectivism focuses on group success, respect for authority and leaders, associated with stable, hierarchical roles
• Kilham and Mann suggest that gender has an impact on obedience. females were less likely to obey 16 %, whereas in males 40 % obeyed
• what does feasibilty mean?

  that the assumptions are accurate
• What does inter - rater reliability mean ?

  how consistent findings are by individuals - such as multiple counsellors observing behaviour and agreeing on their findings at the end of the day ( sherif )