Aims

Question 0

Sperry (Split Brain)

Answer 0

To investigate the psychological effects of hemisphere deconnection in split brain patients and the lateralisation of function.

Question 1

Dement & Kleitman (Dreaming)

Answer 1

To look at the relationship between REM sleep and dreaming.

Question 2

Maguire (Taxi Drivers)

Answer 2

To demonstrate that the hippocampus is the region of the brain associated with spatial navigation and memory.

Question 3

Milgram (Electric Shocks)

Answer 3

To investigate obedience to legitimate authority figures.

Question 4

Piliavin et al (Subway)

Answer 4

To investigate the effect of variables on helping behaviour: e.g. If victim is drunk/lame, black/white, in a real life situation.

Question 5

Reicher & Haslam (Prison)

Answer 5

To investigate the way people respond to a system of inequality (tyranny) in a prison situation.