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Why did Bocchiaro carry out pilot tests. Ensure it was credible s a study on sensory deprivation. Outline one way Bocchiaro's sample may be seen as ethnocentric. The authority figure was the same ethnic group as the students (dutch). This means that the students are more likely to obey the experimenter than if the individual was an 'outsider'. How were two of the community variables measure in Levine et al's study. The pace of life was measure by the average walking speed ...

Hermann Ebbinghaus - Wanted to prove that you can examine concept of memory from a scientific view. Used nonsense syllables. Determined memory capacity is 7 + or - 2 Free Recall Test - you are able to produce a response as you do on essays or short answer questions Cued Recall Test - Receive hints to help test memory Recognition Test - choosing the correct item among several other options (multiple choice test) Savings Test - relearning method; recalls past memory Implicit memory - an inf...

Affected by misleading information/anxiety Misleading information - ANSWER-Incorrect information given the an eyewitness after an event Includes leading questions/post event discussion Leading questions - ANSWER-Question which suggests a certain answer due to they way it is worded E.g. 'was the knife in his left hand?' suggests left hand Post-event discussion (PED) - ANSWER-Occurs when there is more than one eyewitness May discuss what they have seen with co-witnesses or other peop...

define - INDEPENDENT VARIABLE - DEPENDENT VARIABLE - PARTICIPANT VARIABLE IV: the variable an experimenter varies in order to see its impact on another variable DV: the variable that is thought to be affected by the manipulation of the independent variable PV: the variable that is thought to be affected by the manipulation of the independent variable define: - LAB EXPERIMENT list AT LEAST one strength and one weakness an experiment conducted under highly controlled conditio...

Approaches 16 markers Outline the origins of psychology - answerIntrospection--> a self-report technique where people record their conscious thoughts to be then broken down into basic elements. Wundt (1879) believed in structuralism of the mind. Now recognised as 'scientific' due to the many controls used i.e. the same stimulus (a ticking metronome) and the same standardised instructions to be issued to all participants, allowing for the process to be replicated. The scientific appro...

Test Bank for Psychology Themes and Variations, 6th Canadian Edition By Doug McCann Name: Class: Date: Chapter 1 - The Evolution of Psychology Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero. Page 1 Multiple Choice 1. The term “psychology” comes from the Greek words psyche and logos. What does logos mean? a. the study of a subject b. the soul c. logic d. discipline ANSWER: a 2. Psychological research is sometimes distorted or grossly simplified in media coverage, leading to misinformation or ...

Herman Ebbinghaus - performed tests on himself (primarily) and others involving nonsense syllables, truly scientific/ systematic approach to memory, derived human memory capacity (7) and demonstrated malleability of human mind free recall test - remembering things "out of the blue," free response, no clues or hints cued recall test - answering questions with hints, for example recalling states from memory with the help of a blank map recognition test - identifying the correct answer, ...

OCR AS LEVEL PSYCHOLOGY PAPER 2 JUNE 2022 MARK SCHEME PSYCHOLOGICAL THEMES THROUGH CORE STUDIES. Give one of the materials used in Bocchiaro et al.’s study into obedience and whistleblowing. Possible materials: • Computer. • Mailbox. • Research Committee forms. • Personality inventories (i.e. HEXACO, SVO). • Pen/pencil. 1 1 mark for naming one of the materials used. 0 marks – no creditworthy response (e.g. authority figure, cover story, money, letter for research committ...

AP Psych Classic Studies Complete Questions And Answers 2023 Key aspects of split brain and how people with this situation will be able to perceive reality and particular sensory stimuli (Bio Psych/Split brain) Gazzaniga and Sperry studied rats and discovered the cognitive map in rats and humans (cognition/cognitive map) Tolmon showed how easily memories could be changed and falsely created by techniques such as leading questions and illustrating the poverty of accuracy in eyewitne...