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Introduction The aim of this task was to find out whether gender affects the compliance levels in humans. Compliance is a form of conformity, when a person acts according to certain accepting standards. I will be observing peoples behaviours when crossing the road and will take note of those who cross with the lights at pedestrian crossings and those who cross independently. To ensure I get a fair set of results I will have to think about confounding variables, which may affect the findings. This is a natural environment experiment. I have no control over people's actions and since they will be unaware of my observations they will not feel intimidated or pressured into acting differently and doing the right thing. In the past, 1950's - 1950's, many researchers have conducted that there is no difference between males and females complying, although a few psychologists have found that women are more...

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