Conformity

Question 1

confederates

Answer 1

Individual in study who is not a real participant and has been instructed how to behave by researcher

Question 2

generalisation

Answer 2

In conditioning, tendency to transfer a response from one stimulus to another which is quite similar. In relation to research findings, extent to which findings and conclusions from particular investigation can be broadly applied to population. Possible if sample of participants is representative of population

Question 3

Informed consent

Answer 3

Ethical issue + guideline in psych research -> parts must be given comprehensive information concerning nature and purpose of research and their role in it to make informed decision about whether to participate

Question 4

Collectivist

Answer 4

Group of people who place more value on “collective” rather than on individual, and on interdependence. The opposite is true of individualist culture

Question 5

Individualist

Answer 5

Group of people who value rights and interests of individual. Results in concern for independence and self-assertiveness. People tend to live in small families unlike collectivist societies. Typical of Western cultures that tend to be collectivist

Question 6

Laboratory experiment

Answer 6

Controlled environment where EVs and CVs can be regulated

Question 7

Cognitive

Answer 7

Process of ‘knowing’, including thinking, reasoning, remembering, believing