Social psychology Studies

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• 1State the aims of Burger (2009) (2 marks)
• 2Explain why the study stopped at 150 volts (4 marks)
• 3Explain the screening process and why it mattered (5 marks)
• 4Explain how Burger made the study ethical (6 marks)
• 5Explain the modelled refusal result (5 marks)
• 6Compare Burger with Milgram (5 marks)
• 7Apply the study to a novel stimulus (5 marks)
• 8Build a Band 4 answer: evaluate the contemporary study (8 marks)
• 9Section C: plan a 12-mark answer on ethics versus evidence

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• 1Identify the design and the variables (4 marks)
• 2State the aim of Haun et al. (2014) (3 marks)
• 3Describe the procedure (5 marks)
• 4Report the results and explain the baseline (5 marks)
• 5Explain what Study 2 adds (5 marks)
• 6Explain three controls used in the study (5 marks)
• 7Apply the study to a novel stimulus (5 marks)
• 8Build a Band 4 answer: evaluate the study (8 marks)
• 9Section C: plan a 12-mark answer on whether conformity is uniquely human

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• 1Identify the design and its variables (4 marks)
• 2State the aim and explain the logic behind it (3 marks)
• 3Describe the procedure (5 marks)
• 4Report and interpret the results (4 marks)
• 5Explain regression to the mean in this study (5 marks)
• 6Apply the study to online ratings (5 marks)
• 7Compare Huang with Asch (5 marks)
• 8Build a Band 4 answer: evaluate the study (8 marks)
• 9Section C: plan a 12-mark answer on whether conformity is real change

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