Study Burger (2009) in Pearson Edexcel A Level Psychology through aims, screening, modelled refusal, obedience findings, reliability and validity evaluation.
In social psychology you will have learned about the following contemporary study in detail:
- Burger (2009).
State two aims of the study by Burger (2009).
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AO1 (2 marks)
Credit one mark for each accurate statement.
For example;
- To see whether the use of a model who refused (norm
information) affects the participants levels of obedience (1).
- To investigate if Milgram's findings could be replicated and
participants today would still obey an authority figure (1).
Look for other reasonable marking points.
(2)
Describe the procedure used by Burger (2009) in the modelled refusal condition of his study.
AO1 (4 marks)
Credit up to four marks for an accurate description.
For example;
- Two confederates were used, one played the learner and the
other confederate, who was the same gender as the real
participant, posed as the second participant (1). The
confederate participant started pressing the electric shock
buttons first and showed no signs of hesitation until hearing
the learner after the 75-volts when they paused (1). After
pressing the 90-volt switch, they began to refuse and received
an initial prod from the experimenter to continue (1). They
refused, and the real participant was asked to continue the
test, picking up where the other teacher had left off (1).
Look for other reasonable marking points.
(4)