WorksheetsOCR A level Psychology Core Study: Bocchiaro et al. (2012)
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 18mins
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Class
Date
1.
Bocchiaro et al. (2012) was critical of Milgram's study due to it's focus on ____ and it's failure to consider ____.
a)
destructive obedience; disobedience
b)
destructive disobedience; disobedience
c)
constructive disobedience; disobedience
d)
constructive obedience; whistle-blowing
2.
Unlike Milgram, Bocchiaro et al.'s (2012) study focused on disobedience to _______.
a)
an unjust authority
b)
a just authority
c)
a confused authority
d)
an authentic authority
3.
Aside from studying obedience and disobedience Bocchiaro et al. (2012) also looked at the likelihood of ______.
a)
whistle-blowing
b)
smoke-blowing
c)
bell-ringing
d)
whistling
4.
One of Bocchiaro et al.'s (2012) aims was to investigate the _____ of people's _____ of obedience, disobedience and whistle-blowing.
a)
accuracy; estimates
b)
inaccuracy; estimates
c)
accuracy; guesses
d)
accuracy; testiments
5.
Another of Bocchiaro et al.'s (2012) aims was to investigate the role of _____ in obedience, disobedience and whistle-blowing.
a)
dispositional factors
b)
situational factors
c)
positional factors
d)
expositional factors
6.
Eight pilot studies involvoing 92 participants were carried out to be sure the procedure was both _____ and _____.
a)
credible; ethically acceptable
b)
audible; ethically acceptable
c)
credible; ethnically acceptable
d)
creative; ethically acceptable
7.
149 people, 96 men and 53 women, from the _____ participanted in the main procedure
a)
VU University of Amsterdam
b)
VU University of Rotterdam
c)
VU University of Eindhoven
d)
VU University of The Hague
8.
How were Bocchiaro et al.'s (2012) sample of volunteers recruited?
a)
Flyers were posted in the university cafeteria
b)
Particpants were contacted by email
c)
Adverts were placed around the university
d)
The researchers asked their friends to participate
9.
In procedure one, the 149 participants were met by a stern experimenter, who after explaining the previous study had to be stopped because the participants panicked, asked them to ______.
a)
write a statement to convince other students to take part in the sensory deprivation procedure
b)
read a statement to convince other students to take part in the sensory deprivation procedure
c)
create an advert to convince other students to take part in the sensory deprivation procedure
d)
write a statement to convince other students to avoid the sensory deprivation procedure
10.
In procedure two 138 participants were were surveyed about _______.
a)
how they believed they would behave in the experimental condition
b)
how they believed they would behave in the control condition
c)
how they believed others would behave in the experimental condition
d)
how they believed others would behave in the control condition
11.
Bocchiaro et al.'s (2012) participants told to use two words from _______ in their statement.
a)
incredible, exciting, great and superb
b)
amazing, exhillarating, good and superb
c)
meaningful, exciting, great and splendid
d)
outstanding, accepting, good and superb
12.
Bocchiaro et al.'s (2012) participants told _______ in their statement.
a)
not to mention the negative effects of sensory deprivation
b)
to mention the negative effects of sensory deprivation
c)
not to mention the positive effects of sensory deprivation
d)
to mention the positive effects of sensory deprivation
13.
Bocchiaro et al.'s (2012) participants were left alone in a room with a computer on which to compose their statement, a mail box, and some ethics committee forms. It the participants thought the study was ______.
a)
unethical they had the option of completing a form and putting it into the mailbox
b)
ethical they had the option of completing a form and putting it into the mailbox
c)
unethical they had the option of composing a form and putting it into the mailbox
d)
unethical they had the option of completing a form and putting it into the recycle bin
14.
Bocchiaro et al. (2012) assessed obedience/disobedience by whether or not the particpant ______.
a)
completed the statement
b)
said they had completed the statement
c)
contemplated the statement
d)
was committed to the statement
15.
Bocchiaro et al. (2012) assessed whistle-blowing by whether or not the particpant ______.
a)
completed and mailed an ethics committee form
b)
completed an ethics committee form
c)
mailed an ethics committee form
d)
completed, mailed an ethics committee form and told the experiemnter
16.
After 7 mins participants were given a set of dispositional measures that included ______.
a)
All other options
b)
HEXACO-PI-R personality test
c)
The decomposed games measures of social values
d)
Religiosity
17.
How did Bocchiaro et al. (2012) measure religiosity?
a)
All other options
b)
Asked about their religious affiliation
c)
Ask about frequency of worship
d)
Asked about the depth and extent of their faith
18.
The 149 participants were debriefed on why they had been ____ in the course of the study.They then gave _____ for their data to be used.
a)
deceived; consent
b)
consent: deceived
c)
confidence; details
d)
distracted; convinced
19.
In procedure one (actual situation) ____ of participants obeyed, ____ disobeyed and ____ blew the whistle.
a)
76.5%; 14.1%; 9.4%
b)
3.6%; 31.9%; 64.5%
c)
18.8%; 43.9%; 37.3%
d)
50%; 35%; 15%
20.
In procedure two (hypothetical situation) when asked how they would behave, ____ believed they'd obey, ____ thought they would disobey and ____ thought they would blow the whistle.
a)
76.5%; 14.1%; 9.4%
b)
3.6%; 31.9%; 64.5%
c)
18.8%; 43.9%; 37.3%
d)
50%; 35%; 15%
21.
In procedure two (hypothetical situation) when asked how they thought the average student would behave, ____ believed they'd obey, ____ thought they would disobey and ____ thought they would blow the whistle.
a)
76.5%; 14.1%; 9.4%
b)
3.6%; 31.9%; 64.5%
c)
18.8%; 43.9%; 37.3%
d)
50%; 35%; 15%
22.
For which factor did Bocchiaro et al. (2012) find a moderate relationship with whistle-blowing?
a)
Depth of faith
b)
Frequency of worship
c)
Religious affiliation
d)
All other options
23.
Which two options are Bocchiaro et al.'s (2012) conclusions? (Select more than one option)
a)
People are very obedient and whistleblowing is uncommon
b)
On a theoretical level, results support the findings of previous research showing that we tend to see ourselves as 'special' and rate ourselves less likely to follow destructive orders
c)
People underestimate the tendency to blow the whistle and overestimate the likelihood of obedience
d)
There is much evidence to suggest that dispositional factors affect whistle-blowing or obedience
24.
Which two options are Bocchiaro et al.'s (2012) conclusions? (Select more than one option)
a)
People are not obedient and whistleblowing is common
b)
On a theoretical level, results dispute the findings of previous research showing that we tend to see ourselves as 'special' and rate ourselves less likely to follow destructive orders
c)
People overestimate the tendency to blow the whistle and underestimate the likelihood of obedience
d)
There is little to no evidence to suggest that dispositional factors affect whistle-blowing or obedience
25.
Bocchiaro et al.'s (2012) use of a volunteer sample is limited. The sample is unlikely to be representative because _____?
a)
most people do not volunteer
b)
Students participants may not generalise to other ages groups
c)
Dutch students may not generalise to other cultures
d)
All other options
26.
A limitation of Bocchiaro et al.'s (2012) study is it could be accused of being _____ as all particopants were students from VU University in Amsterdam.
a)
Ethnocentric
b)
Androcentric
c)
Gynocentric
d)
Eccentric
27.
A limitation of Bocchiaro et al.'s (2012) study is it had only one condition meaning it was essentially a ______.
a)
pre-experiment
b)
lab experiment
c)
field experiment
d)
quasi-experiment
28.
A strength of Bocchiaro et al.'s (2012) sample of 149 participants is it is ____ to reduce the probability of the results being affected by ______.
a)
sufficiently large; extraneous variables
b)
sufficiently small; extraneous variables
c)
insufficiently large; extravert variables
d)
sufficiently average; extraneous vegetables
29.
A strength of Bocchiaro et al.'s (2012) study is it the high control of the environment meaning ____ .
a)
the effect of extraneous variables was significantly reduced
b)
the effect of extraneous variables was insignificantly reduced
c)
the effect of independent variables was significantly reduced
d)
the effect of dependent variables was significantly reduced
30.
Bocchiaro et al.'s (2012) use of quantitative data is a strength as rates of obedience, disobedience and whistle-blowing ____.
a)
can be easily compared
b)
can be easily counted
c)
can be easily categorised
d)
can be easy characterised
31.
Using a lab setting could be seen as a strength of Bocchiaro et al.'s (2012) study a there was nothing artificial about the procedure meaning it has good ______.
a)
external validity
b)
internal validity
c)
content validity
d)
concurrent validity
32.
A strength of Bocchiaro et al.'s (2012) study is it even though participants were deceived ____ .
a)
none were put under pressure to obey
b)
they were informed about the true aim of the study as soon as possible
c)
they were happy to consent once they knew the aim of the study
d)
All other options
33.
A strength of Bocchiaro et al.'s (2012) study is it is ____ to replicate precisely due to standardised conditions meaning it has ____.
a)
easy; good internal validity
b)
easy; moderate internal validity
c)
easy; good external validity
d)
challenging; good internal validity
34.
One application of Bocchiaro et al.'s (2012) research is it has increased awareness about factors affecting whistle-blowing over ______.
a)
poor quality care provided in the health service
b)
poor quality care provided in the armed services
c)
poor quality care provided in the probation service
d)
poor quality care provided in the police service
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