PSYC 3325 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Impression Management, Informed Consent, Demand Characteristics
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Observational research: observes a naturally occurring situation, classic observation studies. Erving goffman"s (1962) observations of patients in mental hospitals. Led to goffman"s creation of the term: impression management. Carefully controlling the impressions that others receive from you, so as to foster your own ends. David rosenhan"s (1973) pseudo-patient study: student observational studies. Who are you more likely to hold the door open for: more likely that women held doors open for men (81%) Wanted to know if professors tended to sit with other professors who had a similar world view: found that they did, even trumped sitting next to people in the same field of study. Wanted to know if senior faculty members with more power were more likely to speak during faculty meetings: no. Professors speak a lot at all levels. Questionnaire research: issues in questionnaire construction. A response format allowing participants a continuum or range of possible responses to a specific statement or question.
