Studys Flashcards
Sam Stone study
A form of self report. (Structured Interview.
Sam Stine came and visited a daycare, then left and never returned. The researchers asked the kids to tell them everything from his visit. There were 4 groups of kids
Control group: The kids were not told about Sam in advance
Stereotype: Some children were given a stereotype of Sam
Suggestion: Some kids were given leading questions (did Sam do this?)
Stereotype and suggestion: Some kids were given leading questions and a stereotype of Sam.
2/3 of kids gave a dramatic testimony
Nursing rats study
Studying EpigenesisHigh arched-back nursing mothers tend to be responsive to their offspring
The offspring tend to have lower stress responses and they also tend to be high licking and grooming mothers
Low arched back nursing mother provide for their offspring but they arent overly affectionate
They tend to be much more responsive to environmental factors, higher stress. Their offspring become low licking and grooming mothers
Cross fostering studies
It dosnt matter who the mother it is, its who they are raised by. They took some babies and gave them to the high licking and grooming mom, they became like that, they gave some to the low licking and grooming mom and they become the same
Love Canal Study
Studys environmental effect on biology and developmentLate 1890s: project to further connect the niagara river to Lake ONtario
Was never finished
1940s-1953: Chemical dump site
After they covered it up and planted grass there
1954: Property purchased by the Niagara Falls City School District
They built two schools, and low income housing unaware they were sitting on toxic waste
1970s: Discovery of the long-term effects of toxic waste exposure
Living here was causing birth defects
The children who had been born to mothers living here had an increased rayte of defects and abnormalities
Low birth weight infants
High white blood cell count
Toxic chemicals in milk of nursing mothers
All the houses were destroyed in this neighborhood because the chemical waste will be seeping through the ground for decades to come
