Bransford and Johnson had three conditions in their experiment. What were they?
Title before, title after and no title.
Who is Ms. Kong's partner for Ethan and Oliver's CAS project?
Monsieur Olivier
What is bystanderism?
Not helping someone who needs help.
What are two functions of schemas?
They improve our comprehension of new information; they allow us to make generalizations and predictions about people, places and events; they save our cognitive energy; (check other answers with your teacher)
What is it called when false information processed after an event can be falsely recalled as an actual memory.
The misinformation effect.
Darley and Latane conducted two famous experiments on bystanderism. One was the smoky room experiment, what was the other?
The participant seizure experiment.
What are two factors that could affect prosocial behaviour?
Diffusion of responsibility / how many people around to help; economic productivity (wealth) of a culture/city/country; cultural values (i.e. cultural dimensions); empathy; the presence of an authority figure
Who was the Bad Samaritan we saw in class?
David Cash
How might schemas influence confirmation bias?
One possible answer: in order to save our cognitive energy, we focus on information that is consistent with our existing schemas, which is confirmation bias (check other answers with your teacher).
What were the two possible explanations L&P gave for their results in the first experiment (smashed had higher speed estimates than other verbs).
#1) Participants weren't sure and so the leading question directed them towards an answer, or #2) the leading question actually resulted in a false memory.
Kitty Genovese
What two judgments were people in the "white player" condition of Stone et al.'s experiment likely to make about the player?
Showed more hustle and made intelligent plays.
What % of participants in the smashed, hit and control conditions remembered seeing broken glass in the second experiment by Loftus and Palmer?
32% and 14% hit and 12% control.
What % of participants in the smoky room experiment sought help after six minutes when a) alone, b) three participants, c) 1 x participant with 2 x passive confederates
a) 75%, b) 38% c) 10%
Levine et al. conducted two cross-cultural studies - one only on cities in the USA (1994) and another on cities around the world (2001). How many cities were in study #1 and countries in study #2?
USA cities = 36, Countries = 23
Which condition in Batson et al.'s (1981) experiment were most likely to swap places with Elaine?
High-empathy, ease of escape.
What show is Ms. Kong watching right now?
Sky Castle