social practical

• aimed to investigate whether people with external or internal locus of control of more likely to be obedient using a questionnaire.
• The hypothesis was:

  there will be a significant difference in obedience measured by scores on a self report questionnaire between participants with an internal and external locus of control measured by the self-report.
• The study use an opportunity sample of people available at the college at the time all ages 16 to 18 and 20 participants were included.
• A questionnaire was used which gathered both quantitative and qualitative data. It has 10 questions open and closed questions and every participant received the same questionnaire.
• an example of an closed question in the questionnaire was “who is more responsible for how well you do an exam yourself or your teacher?”

  an example of a open question in the questionnaire is “explain to what extent you can control your mood.”
• The study collected both quantitative and qualitative data using a range of open and closed questions.

  A strength of the study is it uses opportunity samples which are quick and convenient and are cost-effective.

  A weakness of the study is the sample is not very generalisable as participants were all aged 16 to 18 and the data was only collected in Reigate.

  The sample is not very representative of the target population due to only collecting 20 participants so the study is not proportionate.
• Authority and morals were the two main themes that were identified when grouping codes using thematic analysis