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Outline And Evaluate Research Into The Origin Of Prejudice In People's Behaviour

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Psychologist must provide physical and mental protection. Vulnerable people must have the right to received special care and ensure welfare for them. They should not take the participants in situations of extreme risk. They should ask help from therapists and make sure that the participant is total-Bobo doll The experiment was executed by Albert Bandura with the aim of demonstrating that the aggressive behaviour is learnt by social environment. Children took part in this research due to the lack of knowledge about social rules act on them. The methods used were observation and imitation. Thirty-six children were chosen to watch people abusing to a bobo doll through kicks, pushes and verbal insults, whereas another small group of children played innocent games. Firstly, the results manifested that children imitate adult’s behaviour either positives or …show more content…

These codes were established by The British Psychological Society (BPS) and American Psychological Association (APA) in order to protect and defend human rights. -Robber´s Cave (1954) Muzafer Sherif and Carolyn Sherif performed an experiment to study the origin of prejudice in social groups. firstly, they chose 22 teenagers who were divided in two groups from the beginning. During this period Muzafer and his wife were monitoring the teenagers without their approval. They introduced tasks which required the cooperation of both groups such as moving a stuck car or looking for water, therefore, the teenagers established a close friendship. As a result, the experiment was a success. One of the ethical issues committed by Muzafer and Carolyn Sherif was that they did not take in account the permission of the teenagers of being recorded. Psychologist before running the research must explain in details the aim of the experiment and methods in advance so the participant can agree with

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