Psychology Studies P1 Flashcards
maguire ,
London taxi drivers
Hippocampus
MRI Scan
localisation , MRI
Draganski
Jugglers
stopping , lower grey matter
learning skill , increase in grey matter
Neural plasticity , MRI
Rodgers and Kessner
scopalomine on rats
spatial memory
mazes
Neurotransmitter
Kendler et al
swedish twin study
15000 twins , mono and di
higher depression rates for those that are twins
Genetic Similarity
Kaspi et al
5http gene
new zealend men
survey
having this allele - more MDD
Genetics
Wedekind
Smelly tshirt study
MHC of men
women prefered dissamilar MHC
proved were subconsiously attracted to better gene pool
Pheremones/Reproduction
Cahill and Mcgaugh
One group w/ boring story other w/ traumatic
Different 2 groups with beta blockers (stops adrenaline repeated study
Adrenaline helps with emotional memory , amygdala
Bartlet
native american folk story
group told to learn and recite
groups remade stories using personal terms
Schema
Glanzer and Cunitz 1996
List of words to memorize with different delays
Delays caused the forgettance of the later words
Supporting that primacy effect and long term memory of the first few words
Stm already forgotten after delay
MultiStore Memory
Landry and Bartling (2011)
34 undergrad students
Reading lists of letters that sound not similar
Experimental group had to say “1, 2” repeatedly while memorizing
Control group did not
45 percent recall rate for exp/ group and 76 percent from control group
Phonological memory messed up by suppression/overload
Working Memory
Bandura
kids and doll
ARPM
1 group with adult hating doll , 1 w adult loving doll , kids recreate behaviour
SCT
Oden and Rochat
28 children observed for months, they learnt fishing and culture by watching adults
Children are able to fish on their own by 12
46 children given questions about the chief system of their island
Most of them have a very good understanding of their social system showing that they learn through watching.
SCT , Enculturation
Hamilton and Gifford
Participants introduced to a group A and B
Group a is twice as large as B
Participants told statements positive and negative about each group
Participants assume more negatives in small group
This is due to more generalized negative
High ecological validity
Minimal internal validity.
Stereotype Formation
Hill et al
guilt
guilty condition or innocent
given scenario of a cheater and told 80 percent did/did not cheat
asked to create interview for test takers
guilt condition created guilt presumed questions
Conformity SCT
Steele and Arinson
stereotypes test african american
lab , given a test , told whites do better (stereotype affirmation)
results showed group did worse with stereotype then without
Stereotype Threat , Effects