Qualitative and quantitative data
Quantitative data:they are data consisting of amounts measured using numbers. They are numeric data.
Advantages
It is easy to collect
easy to analyse and compare with other results
Disdavantages
it does not give a rich and detailed information
it...
What is obedience?
Obeidence is a social influence in which a person obeys an authority figure.
Milgram's study of Obedience 1963
Aim: to investigate the level of obedience when participants are askes to give elcetric shocks to their fellow participant.
Method: 40 male American volunteers...
Hofling et al 1966 study of obedience in nurses
Aim: to investigate if nurses would obey instructions that would infringe hospital regulations and medical ethics.
Method:It was a field experiment that involved 3 hospitals in Midwest USA. 12 graduate nurses and 21 student nurses were asked to fill...
Mi lai massacre in Vietnam
In March 1968 the US army entered a village which was suspected in hiding Vietcong troops. The army was commanded by Lieutenant William Cally to kill people. In a few hours 300-500 unarmed civilians were killed. Many of them were women and children. Photos showing dead...