PSY309H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Consumerism, Fatsuit, Child Development
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At what point can i use quasi- i. e. i do not need to manipulate variables anymore. Morality- how do you manipulate it- use social situations like shredding answers. Can we manipulate gender- you can change gender roles. Race- people in costume- or makeup- like a fat suit. Wealth we can give people power/ money to simulate it. Culture/ religion- maybe certain components of religion like ritual- so have people study or learn rituals and see if the ritual has a protective factor in cognitive task or wellbeing. Pain- you might be able to use animals, probably under a threshold and not chronic. Very short social humiliation like- people in the lab hate you but soon told that it was a deception. Anxiety- like give speech in front of class. You may be able to manipulate brain regions to a certain ability. One person had more money than other.
