Psych Investigated
This study investigates nREM/REM sleep, dreaming, and the sleep cycle.
What is Dement and Kleitman?
Hassett et al. falls under this approach.
What is the biological approach?
When working with animals, it's very important that researchers follow this.
What is the law?
What is applicability to everyday life?
This species was used in the study by Hassett et al.
What are RHESUS (not REESE'S) monkeys?
This study investigates recall and concentration.
What is Andrade?
Milgram falls under this approach.
What is the social approach?
When working with animals, researchers should minimize this factor.
What is the number of animals?
This debate focuses on biological vs social factors.
What is nature vs nurture?
This apparatus was used to conduct brain scans in the study by Holzel et al.
What is an MRI?
This study investigates bystander apathy and diffusion of responsibility.
What is Piliavin et al?
This approach assumes that all humans process information the same way: input - process - output, much like a computer.
What is the cognitive approach?
Cages, overcrowding, and space to move all fall under this ethical consideration when using animals for research.
What is housing?
A study that is not useful lacks this quality.
What is applicability to everyday life?
The faces of these two cartoon characters were utilized in the study by Pozzulo et al.
Who are Dora and Diego?
This study investigates behavioral chaining, operant conditioning, and positive reinforcement.
What is Fagen et al?
What is the learning approach?
Children under this age cannot give their own informed consent.
What is the age of 16?
This debate is focused on internal vs external factors.
What is situational vs individual explanations?
This test (referenced but NOT used in Baron-Cohen) can be used to diagnose children with autism spectrum disorder.
What is the Sally Anne test/task?
This study investigates theory of mind and social sensitivity.
What is Baron-Cohen?
This approaches uses primarily observations as its research method.
What is the learning approach?
REMEMBER: It's about learning BEHAVIORS, and we must observe them! Observe the observable!!
Psychologists argue that children are less susceptible to this issue in experimental designs.
HINT: Think aims!
What are demand characteristics?
Which social approach study best showcases the nature vs nurture debate?
What is the study by Perry et at.?
This item caused the MOST amount of distress/fear for the boy in the study by Saavedra/Silverman.
What are small, clear, plastic buttons?