Psychology case study samples

• What was the sample for Dement and Kleitman'sleep and dreams study?

  Seven men and two women
• What was the sample for Andrade (doodling)?

  40 total participants, 35 women and 5 men (ages 18-55)
• What was the sample for Pozzulo et al (line ups?)

  59 children and 53 adults (4-7 years old and 17-30 years old)
• What was the sample for Bandura et al? (aggression)?

  36 boys and 36 girls 3-6 years old with a mean age of 4 years, 4 months
• What was the sample for Fagen et al (Elephant learning)?

  5 female elephants with 4 of them aged 5-7 years (juvenile) and 1 of them an adult in her 50s
• Saavedra and Silverman (button phobia)

  1 Hispanic-American boy aged 9
• What was the sample of Milgram (obedience)

  40 men aged 20-50 years
• What was the sample of perry et al (personal space)?

  54 men aged 19-32 years
• What was the sample in Piliavin et al (Subway Samaritans)?

  4450 unaware passangers of both men and women, 45% were black and 55% were white.
• What was the sample size in the study by Hassett et al.?

  135 juvenile and adult monkeys
• Why were 14 monkeys excluded from the study by Hassett et al.?


  They had previously participated in hormone research
• What was the reason for excluding 39 infants in the Hassett et al. study?

  They looked too alike to accurately record sex
• How long had the monkey troop lived together at the research center in the Hassett et al. study?

  25 years
• What sampling technique was used in the Hassett et al. study?

  Opportunity sampling
• How many females and males were included in the analysis of the Hassett et al. study?

  23 females and 11 males
• How many times did each monkey interact with the toys in the Hassett et al. study?


  At least five times
• What was the sample size in the study by Holzel et al.?


  33 participants
• How many males and females were in the experimental group of the Holzel et al. study?


  6 males and 10 females
• How many males and females were in the control group of the Holzel et al. study?


  11 males and 6 females
• What were the demographic characteristics of participants in the Holzel et al. study?


  Right-handed, healthy adults aged 25–55, no regular medication, limited meditation experience
• What sampling technique was used in the Holzel et al. study?


  Opportunity sampling
• From where were the participants in the Holzel et al. study recruited?


  Four MBSR courses held at a mindfulness center in New England, USA
• Why were participants referred to the Holzel et al. study?


  They were referred or self-referred for stress
• What is the first group in Baron Cohen et al.'s study?


  HFA/AS adults (15)
• How many participants were in the second group of Baron Cohen et al.'s study?


  122
• What is the third group in Baron Cohen et al.'s study?


  Students (103)
• How many participants were in the fourth group of Baron Cohen et al.'s study?


  14
• What are the groups involved in Baron Cohen et al.'s study?


  • Group 1: HFA/AS adults (15)
  • Group 2: General population controls (122)
  • Group 3: Students (103)
  • Group 4: IQ matched controls (14)