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100

The extent to which the study has been replicated (copied) and similar results have been obtained is called . .   



Reliability

100

An attempt to explain how competition and cooperation between groups influence conflict is called . . .

Realistic Group Conflict Theory

100

Another name for the MAOA gene is the 

Warrior gene

100
How are enculturation and acculturation different?





Enculturation means the process of acquiring the rules, norms, values, customs and guidelines of a culture in order to be a part of society. Acculturation implies the process of transforming the cultural beliefs and customs of one's own culture, by adopting traits of a different culture


100

The three approaches we use to study Psychology

Biological, Cognitive, Sociocultural

200

 The extent to which the results of a study can be generalized to another context is called . .

External Validity

200

An attempt to explain how belonging to a group can influence individual thinking and behavior is called . . .

Social Identity Theory

200

What part of the brain was involved in the Phineas Gage study?

Frontal lobe

200

A study that found that individuals with damage to the vmPFC were less able to inhibit their impulses than healthy controls during a gambling task

Bechara

200

Complete this sentence.  Psychologists study relationships between . . .

Variables

300

Aim of Grafman et al.

Examine the relationship between brain damage and agression

300

An attempt to explain how a person’s characteristics (including biology), their behaviour, and their environment all influence one another is called

Social Cognitive Theory

300

In the dual processing model of decision making, what are some unique aspects of system two?

decisions are made slower, controlled and consequences are considered

300

Who proposed the missinformation effect?

Loftus and Palmer

300

Define independent variable.

Something manipulated or changed by the researchers. It is the cause in the experiment, it is independent of other variables. 

400

Radke et al. study aim

to see how an increase in testosterone may affect the amygdala when people are responding to a threat

400

An attempt to explain a phenomenon in psychology is called a 

Theory

400

What was the aim of the Robbers Cave experiment?

To find out what factors make two groups develop hostile relationships and then to see how this hostility can be reduced

400

What was the focus of the smoky room study?

To investigate the idea of diffusion of responsibility

400

What are the two types of relationships that can be concluded from psychological studies?

Causal and Correlational

500

Who conducted the Bobo doll study?

Bandura

500

The theory that states that memory is organized into units is called . . .

Schema theory

500

Wlhat were some of the limitations for the Robbers Cave experiment?  Name 2

  • Ethics; the boys can't have been debriefed.
  • Awareness; some boys were aware of the audio equipment and note-taking.
  • Credibility; staff may have encouraged the hostility.
  • Generalisability; a small, all male, sample was used.
  • Ethics; creating delibrate prejudice and put the boys in possibly harmful situation
500

What is confirmation bias?

a cognitive bias whereby we tend to focus on and remember information that is consistent with our existing thoughts, opinions, and beliefs

500

What is a phenomenon when you remember something that did not really happen?

Confabulation