An Investigation into Aggression in Playground Behaviour.
Candidate Name: Stephen Hall
Candidate Number: 8263
Centre Number: 55385
Abstract:
For this investigation we conducted a study on aggression in playground behaviour to support Boultons work on peer aggression in the playground. My aim is to investigate how aggression differs between children aged 2-4 and 11-12.
Introduction:
Boulton and Smith used a systematic observation in 1990 to investigate the importance of peers in the playground to study schoolyard bullying. Carvhalo, Smith, Hunter and Constabile in 1990, Humphreys and Smith in 1987 and Pellegrini in 1988 have also used the same concept to study schoolyard bullying.
The advantages of an observation are that we can observe people or animals in their natural setting, so the behaviour recorded is more realistic than a laboratory setting. Also the variables can't be manipulated as they are out of an observations control. The disadvantages of an observation is that if the people know that they are being watched then they may begin to show demand characteristics and behave how they think we expect them to.
Candidate Name: Stephen Hall
Candidate Number: 8263
Centre Number: 55385
Abstract:
For this investigation we conducted a study on aggression in playground behaviour to support Boultons work on peer aggression in the playground. My aim is to investigate how aggression differs between children aged 2-4 and 11-12.
Introduction:
Boulton and Smith used a systematic observation in 1990 to investigate the importance of peers in the playground to study schoolyard bullying. Carvhalo, Smith, Hunter and Constabile in 1990, Humphreys and Smith in 1987 and Pellegrini in 1988 have also used the same concept to study schoolyard bullying.
The advantages of an observation are that we can observe people or animals in their natural setting, so the behaviour recorded is more realistic than a laboratory setting. Also the variables can't be manipulated as they are out of an observations control. The disadvantages of an observation is that if the people know that they are being watched then they may begin to show demand characteristics and behave how they think we expect them to.