AP PSYCHOLOGY

PERSONALITY

SOCIAL COGNITIVE THEORIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
An evaluation of Charlton’s study found ____
A
It has low ecological validity
B
It can be generalised to all cultures
C
It had high high inter-rater reliability:everything was recorded so that any disagreements could be resolved using the video footage.
D
There were high demand characteristics
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The researchers concluded that television did not have a significant impact on aggressive behaviour and that even if violence was witnessed it was not imitated.

Detailed explanation-2: -Using questionnaires and asking parent and teachers about the behaviour of children. Observations of the children’s behaviour were made in the school playground, particularly the level of aggression the children displayed.

Detailed explanation-3: -Bandura, Ross and Ross (1961) used a laboratory experiment with a matched participants design. There were three independent variables: Whether the child witnessed an aggressive or a non-aggressive adult model in the first phase of the experiment (a control group was not exposed to an adult model).

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