Aims of the studies Flashcards
What is the aim of Fagen et al
To see whether free contant traditionally trained elephants can be trained to participate in a trunk wash by using SPR training.
What is the aim of Holzel et al
to identify changes in specific regions (PCC , TPJ , Cerebellum hippocampus , insula) by comparing grey matter concentration before and after mindfulness courses
What is the aim of Piliavin
To test the effect of 4 variables on good samaritan helping behaviour ;
1)Group size , this was used to test the diffusion of responsibility
2)Type of victim, i,e whether the victim was a drunk or ill/cane victim
3)Race of the victim, i.e white or black
4) Modelling, whether the model was late or early
What is the aim of Baron Cohen
to test whether a group of adults with AS/HFA would be impaired in the revised version of the eyes test compared to the normal controls
What is the aim of Andrade
To investigate whether doodling enhances focused attention
to see if focused attention improves memory of target information
What is the aim of Pozzulo
To see whether children will be as good as adults in identify a cartoon face in a target present line up
to test whether children will be worse than adults in identifying human faces in a target present line up
to test whether children will be worse than adults at rejecting cartoon faces in a target absent line up
to test whether children will be worse than adults at rejecting human faces in a target absent line up.
What is the aim of Dement and Kleitman
1)To investigate if dream recall differs between
REM and NREM stages of sleep
2)To investigate if there is a positive correlation between estimated dream duration and REM period length
3)To investigate if there is a correlation between eye movement patterns and dream content
What is the aim of Saavedra and Silverman
To investigate the role of classical conditioning in the development of a button phobia
What is the aim of Perry
To test the differential effect of Oxytocin on high empathisers compared to low empathisers
What is the aim of Milgram
1) to investigate how obedient individuals would be to orders given by a person in authority
2) To investigate whether ppl would show obedience even when it involved harming another person
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What is the aim of Hassett
1) to investigate sex differences in toy preferences of rhesus monkeys (macaca mulatta)
2) to compare the sex differences in toy preferences in monkey to humans
3) to see if the socialization process or biological mechanisms affect sex stereotypical toy choice
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What is the aim of Bandura
1) To investigate whether children observing a model will be significantly more aggressive than children in the non-aggressive model condition
2)To investigate whether observing a non-aggressive model will create a generalized inhibitory effect in the behavior of children
2)To investigate sex differences in imitating aggression
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