Outline and Assess the Use of Experiments in Social...

Outline and assess the use of experiments in social psychology drawing on the cognitive social perspective and phenomenological perspective. DD307 Social Psychology: Critical Perspectives on Self and Others Chris Hall P.I: B8172344 Hand in date: 29/02/12 Word Count: In this essay I have been asked to outline and assess the use of experiments in social psychology. For the last century scholars have often questioned what actually is social psychology, and many answers can be found, however the general consensus of social psychologists is that it is the science of the socially structured mind. Prof Haslam (2006) stated â€Å"For me as a social†¦show more content†¦So you can rule out alternative explanations for in this case obedience to authority. There is a large ethical stigma attached to this experiment because obviously the people who believe they are forcibly causing pain to others might be quite alarmed by what’s going on, and they might have felt quite uncomfortable. However it could be perceived important, the ethical issue there is to debrief them and explain why it was necessary. Furthermore Milgram was interested in the three party situation, ‘in which one agent commands another to hurt a third’ which he re garded as a significant theme in human relations (Milgram, 1977: 102). In addition the power relations reflected a social situation which he wished to explore. In the study, the participants responses were predetermined by the researcher, they were required to follow orders. Milgram claimed explicitly ‘we are not dealing with the personal power of the experimenter†¦but with the consequence of social structure for action (Milgram, 1977:131) There are a lot of differences between the two perspectives; however something they both have in common is reflexivity, the researcher’s willingness to put themselves in the picture of knowledge production. In the phenomenological perspective this is noted unambiguously as a desirable part of the method and is unequivocal about the way in which the approach is appropriateShow MoreRelatedOcd - Symptoms, Causes, Treatment131367 Words   |  526 PagesCOGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL THERAPY FOR OCD This page intentionally left blank COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL THERAPY FOR OCD DAVID A. CLARK THE GUILFORD PRESS New York London  © 2004 The Guilford Press A Division of Guilford Publications, Inc. 72 Spring Street, New York, NY 10012 www.guilford.com All rights reserved Paperback edition 2007 Except as noted, no part of this book may be reproduced, translated, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanicalRead MoreOrganizational Behaviour Analysis28615 Words   |  115 Pagesknowledge that nearly always modify the force of generalised prediction. Furthermore, many of its key ideas are simply borrowed from other areas and applied to organisations 1 . Nevertheless, Organisation Theory has its main roots in the social sciences specifically psychology and sociology, with some elements taken more broadly from areas such as anthropology and ethnography, as well as occasional incursions from economics, political ‘science’, and industrial relations. There are also some elements takenRead MoreDeveloping Effective Research Proposals49428 Words   |  198 Pagessubject publication date: lcc: ddc: subject: Developing Effective Research Proposals Essential Resources for Social Research Punch, Keith. Sage Publications, Inc. 0761963553 9780761963554 9780585386072 English Social sciences--Research--Methodology, Proposal writing in the social sciences. 2000 H62.P92 2000eb 300/.72 Social sciences--Research--Methodology, Proposal writing in the social sciences. cover next page Page i Developing Effective Research Proposals previous page page_i Read MoreOrganisational Theory230255 Words   |  922 Pages. Organization Theory Challenges and Perspectives John McAuley, Joanne Duberley and Phil Johnson . This book is, to my knowledge, the most comprehensive and reliable guide to organisational theory currently available. What is needed is a text that will give a good idea of the breadth and complexity of this important subject, and this is precisely what McAuley, Duberley and Johnson have provided. They have done some sterling service in bringing together the very diverse strands of work