Baren-Cohen et al. (Eyes Test)
What was the psychology being investigated?
Theory of Mind
One weakness of the study.
Bad ethics. Only male sample. Ethnocentric bias. Artificial setting → low ecological validity
What was the psychology being investigated?
Social Learning Theory
What psychological approach does this study fall under?
Biological Approach
What recent changes have been proposed for NCEA
Level 1 replaced with the Foundational Award
Level 2 replaced with New Zealand Certificate of Education
Level 3 replaced with New Zealand Advanced Certificate of Education
What research methods were used?
Natural experiment and questionnaire - Quasi experiment
What classifies someone as a defiant participant?
Those who stopped before 450 volts
What were the aims of the study?
To investigate observational learning of aggression. To see whether children would reproduce aggressive behaviour when the model was no longer present and to look for gender differences in the learning of aggression
What type of experimental design was used?
Longitudinal design
What planet is closest to the sun
Mercury
Who is the sample in group 2?
122 normal adults
What is agentic state?
People see themselves as an agent of another and will blindly accept orders because they are not personally responsible for their actions.
What did the study conclude?
Witnessing aggression in a model can be enough to produce aggression by an observer. Children selectively imitate gender-specific behaviours.
What were the three mindfulness exercises used?
A ‘body scan’, ‘mindful yoga’, sitting meditation
What colour is a polar bears skin?
Black
Who makes up the sample of group 4 and where were they selected from?
14 'normal' people randomly selected from the general population, IQ matched to group 1
Before the study was conducted, Milgram asked 14 Yale University psychology students to read a description of the study and estimate what % of participants would give 450-volt shock. What % did students estimate?
0-3%
Name two ethical issues within the study.
Children were exposed to aggressive behaviour and were not protected. Informed consent was taken from the nursery teacher
How would you apply the findings to the real world?
Mindfulness is encouraged for not just stress reduction, but also potentially for helping people to sleep and improving physical health - by understanding the brain changes associated with mindfulness techniques and their benefits can be improved
How long was the shortest war in history?
38 minutes - In 1896, the Anglo-Zanzibar War between the British Empire and the Sultanate of Zanzibar holds the record for the shortest war in history, lasting only 38 minutes! The British emerged victorious in record time
How would you apply the findings to the real world?
Use the results to develop support lessons or therapy for people with AS/HFA
What is the IV and DV?
IV is the ‘prods’ given. DV is the degree of obedience (how high voltage did participants go)
How does or doesn’t this study support the nature vs nurture debate?
This supports the nurture side of the debate as the environment they found themselves in caused the imitated aggressive behaviour
What did all the participants have in common?
All wanted to either reduce stress or had a referral from a doctor
Recite the alphabet backwards
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