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Psychology AS Practicals Flashcards

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What the theory behind the social practical

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Obedience/prejudice using a survey

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What the theory behind the cognitive practical

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STM encoding

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What the theory behind the biological practical

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Hormones and aggression

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What the theory behind the learning practical

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observations of role model influence

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What the aim of the social practical

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To see whether women are perceived as more obedient

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What the aim of the cognitive practical

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To see whether we encode acoustically in our STM. Whether acoustically dissimilar words are easier to recall.

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What the aim of the biological practical

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To see whether theorised levels of testosterone (based on finger quotient) link to self reported levels of aggression

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What the aim of the learning practical

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To see whether there is a difference in the models and types of car that males and females drive.

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What the research method of the social practical

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self reported study

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What the research method of the cognitive practical

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lab experiment

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What the research method of the biological practical

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correlation

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What the research method of the learning practical

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overt observation

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What experimental design is the social practical

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Independent groups

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What experimental groups is the cognitive practical

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independent groups

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What experimental groups is the biological practical

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co-variables

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What experimental groups is the learning practical

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independent groups

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what do they want you to do if a question asks for operationalised?

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How something is measured- add a statistic eg. 10 groups

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What is the sample type of the social practical?

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Opportunity sample 16-17year olds from Harpenden

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What is the sample type of the cognitive practical?

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opportunity 16-17yrolds

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What is the sample type of the biological practical?

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opportunity 16-17yrolds

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What is the sample type of the learning practical?

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Opportunity, Harpenden main road 11am

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What are the operationalised variables of the social practical?

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IV: self reported attitudes towards males/females obedience rated /20

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What are the operationalised variables of the cognitive practical?

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Acoustically similar and dissimilar words IV: recall /10

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What are the operationalised variables of the biological practical?

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Finger quotient from index to ring finger(mm) Self reported levels of physical aggression: Buss Perry questionnaire

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What are the operationalised variables of the learning practical?
4x4 cars Executive cars Tallying the frequency for both genders
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What is the hypothesis of the social practical?
Directional- females more obedient
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What is the hypothesis of the Cognitive practical?
Directional- increased recall with acoustically dissimilar words
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What is the hypothesis of the biological practical?
Positive correlation between the two variables. One-tailed.
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What is the hypothesis of the learning practical?
There will be a difference in the types of car driven by males and females
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What were the 5 steps of the social practical?
pilot Q ethics standardised controls Analysis
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What were the 5 steps of the cognitive practical?
Standardised instructions Controls Variables Timings of words Recall timings
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What were the 5 steps of the biological practical?
Measuring ethics standardised controls analysis
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What were the 5 steps of the Learning practical?
Pilot observation research in media Car type observation tally qualitative data too
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What test was used in the social practical?
No stats(mean scores)
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What test was used in the cognitive practical?
Mann Whitney U- significant
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What test was used in the biological practical?
Spearman's Rank- not significant
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What test was used in the learning practical?
Chi-square- significant
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What were the results of the social practical?
Males- 14/20 Females- 17/20
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What were the results of the cognitive practical?
AS- mean 4.1 AD- mean 8.6
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What were the results of the biological practical?
0.15
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What were the results of the learning practical?
8/27 males 16/24 women -4x4 19/27 males 8/24 women -executive
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Give 2 strengths of the social practical
R- Same experience E- Gained consent
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Give 2 strengths of the cognitive practical
R- Standardised procedure Credibility- Repeat of Baddeley's
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Give 3 strengths of the biological practical
G- mix of genders (only 16/17yr olds) R- Buss Perry questionnaire E- Confidential and anonymous
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Give 2 strengths of the learning practical
R- Qual and Quant data V- Ecological validity
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Give 2 weaknesses of the social practical
G- Poor representative sample R- social desirability bias
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Give 2 weaknesses of the cognitive practical
G- Poor sample V- Variables not well controlled at home and lacked mundane realism
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Give 2 weaknesses of the biological practical
V- Social desirability bias V- Human error of measuring
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Give 2 weaknesses of the learning practical
G- Specific area E- Couldn't consent- (was overt and prepared to answer)
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What graph would you use of the social practical?
bar chart
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What graph would you use of the cognitive practical?
bar chart
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What graph would you use of the biological practical?
scatter graph
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What graph would you use of the learning practical?
bar chart

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