34: OCR Social Influence - NatCen study

Which method did the researchers use?

• field experiment

• lab experiment

• interviews

• questionnaires

What was the sample size?

• 16

• 36

• 56

• 76

Answer explanation

Evenly split - over and under 18s

The researchers categorised participants into four groups. Two were 'watchers' and 'non-involved'. The other two were: ___________ and ______________. Type in the two missing words only, no comma or 'and'.

(a)  

What did the researchers call factors that encouraged young people to get involved in the riots?

• nudge factors

• tug factors

Negative attitude towards police and authority figures is what kind of factor?

• Dispositional, nudge

• Dispositional, tug

• Situational, nudge

• Situational, tug

Having a job is what kind of factor?

• Dispositional, nudge

• Dispositional, tug

• Situational, nudge

• Situational, tug

Looters were split into which sub-groups

• Bystanders

• Opportunists

• Sellers

• Thrill-seekers

Answer explanation

Opportunists - happened to be there and saw the chance to get free stuff.

Sellers - planned their involvement to get things to sell.

Non-involved were split into two sub-groups - what were they?

• The curious

• Retaliators

• Stay-aways

• Wannabes

Answer explanation

Stay-aways - chose not to get involved because of 'tug' factors.

Wannabes - weren't there but would have liked to be

Watchers were split into two groups - which were they?

• Bystanders

• The curious

• Protestors

• Retaliators

Answer explanation

Bystanders happened to be there by chance / lived locally.

The curious - went on purpose to see what was going on - but didn't get involved.

Evaluation points - tick all that apply

• Results may have been affected by social desirability bias

• There was a large sample size

• Results may not be generalisable as many participants were in prison for their involvement

• The study was unethical