Psychology GCSE - Paper 2 - OCR Exam
Questions with Answers
1. bickman exp 1 - method: field experiment on the streets of new york
2. bickman exp 1 - design: independent measures
3. bickman exp 1 - IVs: guard, milkman, civilian
4. bickman exp 1 - DVs: number of people who obeyed in each situation
5. bickman exp 1 - sample: 153 adult pedestrians, aged 18 to 61, opporunity sampling
6. in bickman exp 1, was the age of the participants estimated by
the experi- menter?: yes
7. bickman exp 1 - describe the experimenters: four white males, 18 to 20, all of
similar build so fit into the same suit
8. bickman exp 1 - were the experimenters told the purpose of the
experiment? if yes/no, what were they told?: no, told to act the same regardless of
the uniform
9. bickman exp 1 - did all the experimenters complete about the
same number of experimental sessions? (using 3 different situations
and 3 unfiorms): yes
10. bickman exp 1 - DV 1: pick up a bag/litter
11. bickman exp 1 DV 1 - what did the experimenter do/ask first?:
point at a bag and said "pick this up for me."
12. bickman exp 1 DV 1 - what did the experimenter add if the ppt
didn't comply immediately?: the experimenter would say 'i have a bad back'
13. bickman exp 1 - DV 2: dime and metre
14. bickman exp 1 DV 2 - what did the experimenter do/say first?:
stop the chosen ppt, point at a confederate stood by a car parked next to a parking metre and
say "this fellow doesn't have any change. give him a dime!"
15. bickman exp 1 DV 2 - what did the experimenter add if the ppt
didn't
immediately comply?: the experimenter would add that he had no change either
16. bickman exp 1 - DV 3: no standing
17. bickman exp 1 DV 3 - how did the experimenter choose the ppt?:
they were chosen if they were stood alone at the bus stop
,18. bickman exp 1 DV 3 - what did the experimenter do/say first?:
experimenter would approach the ppt and say, "don't you know you have to stand on the other
side of this pole?", referring to the sign saying 'no standing'
19. bickman exp 1 DV 3 - what did the experimenter add if the ppt
didn't
immediately comply?: the experimenter would say, "then the bus won't stop here, it's a new
law."
,20. bickman exp 1 DV 3 - what did the 'no standing' sign actually
refer to?: cars not being allowed to wait there
21. bickman exp 1 results - civilian: 33%
22. bickman exp 1 results - milkman: 57%
23. bickman exp 1 results - guard: 89%
24. bickman exp 1 - what did the results show in terms of
obedience between the civilian and the milkman?: no significant ditterence in
obedience between the two
25. bickman exp 1 - what did the results show in terms of
obedience between the civilian and the guard?: the guard was obeyed significantly
more than the civilian
26. bickman exp 2 - aim: to investigate if people comply more if they're being watched
27. bickamn exp 2 - method: field experiment in new york
28. bickman exp 2 - sample: 48 pedestrians, avg age of 46, opportunity sampling
29. bickman exp 2 - was the dime and metre DV from exp 1 reuse
here?: yes
30. bickman exp 2 - IV 1: type of uniform (civilian, guard)
31. bickman exp 2 - IV 2: surveillance or non-surveillance
32. bickman exp 2 - how was surveillance carried out?: experimenter stood
with ppt next to the parking metre while the confederate was next to the car
33. bickman exp 2 - how was non-surveillance carried out?:
experimenter approached the ppt in the street, asked them to give the dime, then walked
away and was out of sight before the ppt reached the metre
34. bickman exp 2 - surveillance results: surveillance had no significant ettect on
whether participants obeyed or not
35. bickman exp 2 - uniform results: guard was obeyed significantly more than the
civilian, replicating exp 1
36. bickman exp 3a - method: self-report questionnaire
37. bickman exp 3a - sample: 141 college students
38. bickman exp 3a - what did the questionnaire investigate?:
whether 29 scenarios (including the og 3 from exp 1) were perceived as legitimate requests
from either the young man, milkman or guard
39. bickman exp 3a - results: of the og 3 scenarios, the guard wasn't perceived as more
, legitimate than the other uniforms when giving the order
40. bickman exp 3a - what do the results suggest?: that ppts didn't think the
experimenters uniform made their request more legitimate
41. bickman exp 3b - method: self-report questionnaire
Questions with Answers
1. bickman exp 1 - method: field experiment on the streets of new york
2. bickman exp 1 - design: independent measures
3. bickman exp 1 - IVs: guard, milkman, civilian
4. bickman exp 1 - DVs: number of people who obeyed in each situation
5. bickman exp 1 - sample: 153 adult pedestrians, aged 18 to 61, opporunity sampling
6. in bickman exp 1, was the age of the participants estimated by
the experi- menter?: yes
7. bickman exp 1 - describe the experimenters: four white males, 18 to 20, all of
similar build so fit into the same suit
8. bickman exp 1 - were the experimenters told the purpose of the
experiment? if yes/no, what were they told?: no, told to act the same regardless of
the uniform
9. bickman exp 1 - did all the experimenters complete about the
same number of experimental sessions? (using 3 different situations
and 3 unfiorms): yes
10. bickman exp 1 - DV 1: pick up a bag/litter
11. bickman exp 1 DV 1 - what did the experimenter do/ask first?:
point at a bag and said "pick this up for me."
12. bickman exp 1 DV 1 - what did the experimenter add if the ppt
didn't comply immediately?: the experimenter would say 'i have a bad back'
13. bickman exp 1 - DV 2: dime and metre
14. bickman exp 1 DV 2 - what did the experimenter do/say first?:
stop the chosen ppt, point at a confederate stood by a car parked next to a parking metre and
say "this fellow doesn't have any change. give him a dime!"
15. bickman exp 1 DV 2 - what did the experimenter add if the ppt
didn't
immediately comply?: the experimenter would add that he had no change either
16. bickman exp 1 - DV 3: no standing
17. bickman exp 1 DV 3 - how did the experimenter choose the ppt?:
they were chosen if they were stood alone at the bus stop
,18. bickman exp 1 DV 3 - what did the experimenter do/say first?:
experimenter would approach the ppt and say, "don't you know you have to stand on the other
side of this pole?", referring to the sign saying 'no standing'
19. bickman exp 1 DV 3 - what did the experimenter add if the ppt
didn't
immediately comply?: the experimenter would say, "then the bus won't stop here, it's a new
law."
,20. bickman exp 1 DV 3 - what did the 'no standing' sign actually
refer to?: cars not being allowed to wait there
21. bickman exp 1 results - civilian: 33%
22. bickman exp 1 results - milkman: 57%
23. bickman exp 1 results - guard: 89%
24. bickman exp 1 - what did the results show in terms of
obedience between the civilian and the milkman?: no significant ditterence in
obedience between the two
25. bickman exp 1 - what did the results show in terms of
obedience between the civilian and the guard?: the guard was obeyed significantly
more than the civilian
26. bickman exp 2 - aim: to investigate if people comply more if they're being watched
27. bickamn exp 2 - method: field experiment in new york
28. bickman exp 2 - sample: 48 pedestrians, avg age of 46, opportunity sampling
29. bickman exp 2 - was the dime and metre DV from exp 1 reuse
here?: yes
30. bickman exp 2 - IV 1: type of uniform (civilian, guard)
31. bickman exp 2 - IV 2: surveillance or non-surveillance
32. bickman exp 2 - how was surveillance carried out?: experimenter stood
with ppt next to the parking metre while the confederate was next to the car
33. bickman exp 2 - how was non-surveillance carried out?:
experimenter approached the ppt in the street, asked them to give the dime, then walked
away and was out of sight before the ppt reached the metre
34. bickman exp 2 - surveillance results: surveillance had no significant ettect on
whether participants obeyed or not
35. bickman exp 2 - uniform results: guard was obeyed significantly more than the
civilian, replicating exp 1
36. bickman exp 3a - method: self-report questionnaire
37. bickman exp 3a - sample: 141 college students
38. bickman exp 3a - what did the questionnaire investigate?:
whether 29 scenarios (including the og 3 from exp 1) were perceived as legitimate requests
from either the young man, milkman or guard
39. bickman exp 3a - results: of the og 3 scenarios, the guard wasn't perceived as more
, legitimate than the other uniforms when giving the order
40. bickman exp 3a - what do the results suggest?: that ppts didn't think the
experimenters uniform made their request more legitimate
41. bickman exp 3b - method: self-report questionnaire
