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PSYC 306A ALL RESEARCH STUDIES / EXPERIMENTS (UNIT 1-4)

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PSYC 306A ALL RESEARCH STUDIES / EXPERIMENTS. A detailed List of all experiments taught in class categorized in Hypotheses, Controls, strengths, and Limitations. PERFECT for Midterms and FINAL exam! Includes : UNIT 1 Proximate & Ultimate Causes UNIT 2 Development of Behaviour UNIT 3 Neu...

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yellow unit 1 proximate amp ultimate causes green unit 2 development of behaviour blue unit 3 neural mechanism red unit 4 neurons amp hormones
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PSYC 306 EXPERIMENTS

Yellow : UNIT 1 Proximate & Ultimate Causes
Green: UNIT 2 Development of Behaviour
BLUE: UNIT 3 Neural Mechanism
RED: UNIT 4 Neurons & Hormones
EXPERIMENT NAME HYPOTHESIS CONTROLS (+ other STRENGTHS LIMITATIONS
conditions)

Receptor for Monogamous higher expression Correlational study
Vasopressin - vole in ventral pallidum VP vs
brain scan non-monogamous higher Environmental influences
expression in lateral septum LS could also influence
vasopressin levels

Enhanced Partner Increasing V1aR expression in Infused with AAV which Between subjects design Environmental influences
Preference by adult non-monogamous male expressed irrelevant gene could also influence
manipulating single meadow vole will increase the vasopressin levels
gene - voles interaction with old mates
(=monogamous behavior)

Hanuman Langur Dominate male of the group is Observational study
Monkeys replaced the new male will spend
much of the time trying to kill
infants of the group

Peter Marler Song Song dialects are a product of the Birds were either isolated or Soundproof chambers; there Not in a natural
Bird: Isolation environment the birds grow up in in a group, they sang similar are no external factors environment, they are in
Experiment (Manipulated the environment and isolate songs that did not affecting the birds, the lab = does create a
not genetics all look different)
match the actual species experimental/ control difference (animals from
Predictions: if the environment song = early development the wild vs. animals that
plays a role in song learning, even Having two groups (isolated vs grew up in the lab)
birds housed in a group will grouped birds) allows for

, produce isolate songs because Birds housed in a group are a control over what the birds
they’re also a social environment control maybe? hear
with experienced birds (i think?)

Peter Marler Song Song dialects are a product of Birds heard a taped song or a Manipulated the time song Not in a natural
Bird: Conspecific Tale heredity, birds differ genetically quite tape (quiet tape = was heard per day for 2-3 environment
Tutoring Experiment control) weeks (8min)
(teaching a song from Predictions: if song dialects are
Not naturalistic sounds;
the same species) influenced by genetics, a bird from
one phenotype of the species (e.g could’ve used a live tutor
Marin) will be able to learn a song
dialect from a different phenotype
from the same species (e.g
Berkeley) to show a genetic
component in song learning, not
just environmental

Peter Marlen: Song dialects are a product of 1) Birds are taught by a song Uses tapes instead of live
Heterospecific tape heredity, therefore song learning sparrow (there’s not really a tutors
tutoring experiment from a different species should not control)
be possible Within-subjects, could
(teaching a different
2) Birds are taught by another have an order effect
species’ song) WCSP (successfully learn
this song but not the song
sparrow one)

WCSP and social Maybe teaching WCSP other Finches could not see the Live tutors
influence experiment species’ songs with a live tutor WCSP
rather than a recorded tape will
show heterospecific tutoring

(WCSP chicks could see and hear
the strawberry Finches, Finches
could only hear the chicks)

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