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Psychology Unit 1
The Cognitive Approach
Methodology
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How many experiments were conducted in the lab?
2
experiments
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What design was used for both experiments?
Independent measures design
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What was the independent variable in both experiments?
The
verb
used
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What was the dependent variable for the 1st experiment?
Estimate of
speed
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What was the dependent variable for the 2nd experiment?
Whether
participants
saw
broken glass
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How many students participated in experiment 1?
45
students
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How many students participated in experiment 2?
150
students
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What are the key differences between the two experiments conducted?
Experiment 1:
Dependent variable
: Estimate of speed
Sample size:
45
students
Experiment 2
:
Dependent variable: Saw broken glass
Sample size:
150
students
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How many films of traffic accidents were shown in Experiment 1?
7
films
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What were participants asked to do after watching the films in Experiment 1?
Give an account of the
incident
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What was the critical question asked in Experiment 1?
About how
fast
were the cars going?
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What verbs were used to fill in the blank in the critical question of Experiment 1?
Smashed
,
hit
,
collided
,
bumped
,
contacted
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How many participants had the verb "smashed" in Experiment 1?
9
participants
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What was recorded after the participants answered the questions in Experiment 1?
The
participants' speed estimate
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How many participants were involved in Experiment 2?
150
participants
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What did participants in Experiment 2 watch?
A clip of multiple
car crashes
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What were participants asked to describe after watching the clip in Experiment 2?
The
accident
they just saw
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What was the first question about speed in Experiment 2?
How fast were the
cars
when they smashed?
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How many groups were there in Experiment 2 regarding the speed question?
Three
groups
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What was the second group in Experiment 2 asked regarding speed?
How fast were the cars when they
hit
?
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What did the final group in Experiment 2 not receive?
A question about
speed
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What was the critical question asked one week later in Experiment 2?
Did you see any
broken glass
?
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Was there any broken glass in the clip shown in Experiment 2?
No
, there was
no
broken
glass
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