AS 91873 · 3 credits · Internal
Research impact on society
Analyse the significance of a key piece of research and its impact on society
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You need to pick a real, well-known psychology study (like Milgram's obedience experiments or the Stanford Prison Experiment) and analyse why it matters and what impact it's had on society. This means explaining what made the research significant, how it changed psychology or how we live, and examining whether the findings are actually valid.
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- ·Choose a key piece of research from a recognised academic journal or equivalent (e.g., Milgram, Rosenhan, Stanford Prison Experiment, Dunedin Study, Watson and Rayner)
- ·Identify what made this research significant and why it mattered to psychology as a field
- ·Explain the actual impact this research has had on society (laws, practices, how we think)
- ·Critically examine the methodology — was it well-designed? Are the findings valid?
- ·Connect this research to other psychological theories, concepts, or studies that it influenced
You identify a key study, explain why it was significant, describe its impact on society, and critically discuss its methodology or validity.
You go deeper by critiquing how and why the research impacted society, identifying how it continues to matter today, and linking it to other theories or studies that followed it.