Bio Psy Practical

• Abstract​


  • We investigated the relationship between the amount of time that u16s spend on their phone and their aggression​
  • We used an opportunity sample of 10 u16s, who were asked to complete a 12-question questionnaire on their aggression, and then to give their average screentime in hours​
  • We found that there was no statistically significant relationship between the two​
  • We concluded that the more screentime you have doesn’t affect your aggression levels​
• AIM


  To investigate the relationship between aggression scored /72 and average daily screentime in hours​
• Procedure 


  Devised a questionnaire of 12 q's to measure aggression and gave it to 10 people aged 16 and below who were available at that time. We also asked them their screentime. The Ps were informed of their right to withdraw and gave fully informed consent​
• FINDINGS​


  • Mean

  A - 34.6​

  S - 4.9​

  • Median​

  A - 29​

  S - 5​

  • Mode​

  A - 25​

  S - 5​

  • Range​

  A - 24​

  S - 5​
• Conclusion


  SPEARMAN RHO observed value of –0.254 is lower than the critical value 0.645, for a 2-tailed hypothesis, at significance level 0.05 with 10 Ps. Therefore the results are NOT SIGNIFICANT and so are due to CHANCE, allowing us to REJECT THE ALTERNATIVE hypothesis and ACCEPT THE NULL. This suggests that the average daily screentime of a person does not affect their self-reported aggression /72​
• Evaluation


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  :) Standardised Procedure​

  :) Ethics​

  :( Population Validity​

  :( Demand characteristics​