core studies
What is the Bandura et al. study?
This study used a Bobo doll to explore observational learning.
What is a laboratory experiment?
A method where the IV is manipulated in a controlled setting.
What is the learning (behaviorist) perspective?
Bandura’s study falls under this perspective.
What is informed consent?
The ethical principle of being told the purpose of the study beforehand.
What is quantitative data?
Data in the form of numbers and scores.
What is the Milgram study
This study involved participants believing they were giving electric shocks.
What is a longitudinal study?
A study that follows the same individuals over time.
What is the learning (behaviorist) perspective?
Saavedra & Silverman’s study is an example of this perspective.
What is deception?
Milgram’s study is most criticized for this ethical issue.
What is qualitative data?
Data in the form of open-ended descriptions or feelings.
What is the Andrade study?
This study tested if doodling improved attention.
What is a case study?
This method gathers detailed information about a single individual or small group.
What is the biological perspective?
Hozel et al. focused on this psychological approach.
What is the right to withdraw?
Participants must be able to leave a study at any time.
What is an independent measures design?
When participants are in only one condition of the experiment.
What is the Saavedra and Silverman study?
A boy’s fear of buttons was treated in this case study.
What is the dependent variable?
A variable that is measured in a study.
What is the behaviorist/learning perspective?
The perspective that believes behavior is learned through association.
What is deception?
The use of actors and fake scenarios may violate this ethical principle.
What is a repeated measures design?
When all participants experience all conditions.
What is the Piliavin study?
This study used a subway to test bystander behavior.
What is random sampling?
A technique used to ensure every participant has an equal chance of selection.
What is the biological perspective?
This perspective examines the impact of brain structure and chemicals on behavior.
What is protection from harm?
The responsibility of protecting participants from harm is called this.
What is operationalization?
The process of making variables measurable.