Research
Which variable is measured by the researcher in a psychological experiment?
Dependant
Anthony grew up viewing lawyers as bad people but he recently caught a case and got a lawyer that was very helpful . Anthony now says he likes lawyers. This represents a change in his?
Schema
Krista goes to school because she wants to learn new things. Her motivation could best be described as?
Intrinsic
Kevin arrives for vacation in the Phillipines and throws up the peace sign not realizing it is offensive to locals. This is an example of?
Emblems
Andy is late to class and Mr Kelly assumes he does not value his education. This is an example of?
Fundamental Attribution Error
Claire wants to study the long term effect of violent video games on children so she studies kids from 6 to 12th grade to see how if children become more aggressive after playing violent video games. What type of research is this?
Longitudinal Study
Just because Angie is 19 many people assume she must be on social media . This would be an example of which heuristic?
Isabel takes time reflecting and journaling to increase her self awareness. This is an example of?
Introspection
Mr Kelly cries at the movies and people look at him strangely because our society thinks men shouldn't cry in public. This is an example of?
Display Rules
Personal interpretations of a specific event?
What is construal?
Talley wants to study the relationship between sleep and academic performance. What type of research is this?
Correlational
Megan goes to the doctor office and brings a book because she figures she will have to wait a while. This is an example of ?
Script
View of ourselves and knowledge of who we are is known as?
Self concept
Attribution Theory
Ralph wakes up with an uncomfortable feeling because he drove home after drinking which is something he knows is wrong. This feeling would be?
Cognitive Dissonance
What are the four components of psychological research?
Informed Consent, Debrief, Deception, Confidentiality
Priming
Ralph started dating someone new who is highly religous. Ralph starts adopting his new partners religious beliefs. This is an example of?
Social Tuning
Tyrone focuses his attention during the presidential debates on which candidate's health care plan he feels is better. This is the info that is the most______ to him?
Salient
Claudia tries to slowly changer her friends attitude toward climate change by occasionally emailing her information . This is an example of?
Attitude Inoculation
If an experiments results is thought to be representative across groups it has a high degree of?
External Validity
Blake says if I would have just bought my girlfriend more flowers then we would still be together. This is an example of?
Counterfactual thinking
Sarah goes on the show love at first sight and feels a high amount of adrenaline. She feels in love but then a week later feels her new partner is dull and rude. Her initial feelings may be due to
Misattribution of arousal
Interpreting the meaning of someone's nonverbal behavior is an example of?
Decoding
Mr Kelly tries to join american idol even though he cannot sing. This could be a result of?
Overconfidence barrier