Practice Exam 1 Incorrect Answers Flashcards
What are issues to look for in a longitudinal study?
- Does Research explain experiment?
- Sample size: n > 15 (can get away with smaller n)
- Confounding variables
What does the Schachter-Singer theory of emotion emphasize?
It is necessary to understand and label physiological arousal in response to a situation in order to feel emotion.
- Two factor theory of emotion
- Take away: be able to understand experiment data objectively: No need to memorize this theory, or the one question asks to compare. Answer is in the data
What does the brain regulate?
Involuntary breathing, vestibular sense, blood pressure to some extent.
*Reflexive motor responses = PNS!!
Explain Maslows’ Hierarch of needs
Physiological and safety needs, Intimacy needs, self-esteem needs, lastly self actualization needs.
How do Cognative-Behavior therapist treat mental disorders?
CBT sees the cause of disorders stemming from interactions between thoughts and behaviors.
*Take away: Challenge thoughts and beliefs, focusing on correcting patterns of conscious thought
What happens when operant conditioning is removed?
Over time, withdrawal of consequences causes extinction of target behavior
What is social loafing?
When there’s a larger group, individuals put in less effort.
What is group polarization?
Tendency of group to take more extreme position than individual points of view of the members.
Ex:) If initially group is conservative, final feelings of group is even more conservative
*More intense!
What is fundamental attribution error?
The tendency to attribute another person’s behavior to disposition and not to the situation.
*Emphasis on internal characteristics/personality
When trying to find a question that would validate/invalidate a hypothesis, make sure you know exactly what the hypothesis is and what the researcher attempts to conclude.
*Helpful Hint
What is social cognitive theory?
Theory that people change behaviors or attitudes based on observation.
*When answering these questions, again, focus on the content given. Don’t inference if there are objective answers
What does Weber’s Law deal with?
Threshold changing. Larger/more stimuli increases the threshold.
*Example: Lower weights notice 1lb difference, greater weights (ie 100lbs) probably wouldn’t notice 1lb difference
Conflict Theory Questions
Look at dominant cultures exploiting marginalized groups.
*Co-dominance doesn’t count
What are some key ethical guidelines to consider when conducting an experiment?
- Beneficence: maximizing benefits and minimizing harm.
* Includes data privacy and confidentiality - Autonomy: ensure participants are free to make informed decision (Informed consent)
- If benefits outweigh the costs, then there can be some reasonable uncomfortable behavior administered.
What does the discrimination method of measurement measure?
Simultaneous comparisons of stimuli.
“Discriminate the location between the two fine tipped needles on the back of your hand”
