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Subject Psychology Topic Recording and analyzing behavior on a tv show
Academic Level : Bachelor
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What is this assignment about? You will collect data on a specific behavior being displayed by children on TV
or online shows, do a simple analysis of the data, and then answer some questions. The behavior to be
observed is prosocial behavior. You will be asked to think about:
to what extent prosocial behavior is depicted on television (or online);
whether one gender displays more prosocial behavior than the other gender;
and the consequences being experienced by each gender.
How do I define prosocial behavior? Before watching the shows, write a comprehensive operational definition
of what you mean by prosocial behavior. Remember, you are observing behavior (so your definition shouldn’t
mention thoughts or feelings or motivations because these are not things that we can observe). Your definition
must be clear enough so that someone else could use your definition while watching the same shows and
derive the same results. Using this definition, you will count the number of instances of prosocial behavior
being displayed by a boy or by a girl on each show.