PSYO 1011 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Murder Of Kitty Genovese, Resting Potential, Myelin

• School: Dalhousie University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYO 1011
• Professor: Jennifer Stamp

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D&l"s experiment to test the diffusion of responsibility hypothesis. Created an emergency situation (someone having a seizure) Subjects were told they would discuss personal problems . 10, 8, 7, 4, 3 mode-the most frequently occurring score in a set of scores. *if there are 2 numbers that occur the most, it is known as a bimodal distribution. Normal refers to math equation relationship between mean, median, and mode in a normal distribution. *mean median and mode are identical in a perfect normal distribution. Induce mild pain so that pain mechanisms can be researched. *also used to induced mild stress so that you can study. Effects of different variables on response to stress. Effects of stress exposure on other variables cause, effect, control. Researcher measures whether this manipulation influences other variables. Researcher attempts to control extraneous factors (control conditions) Need to ensure that measures are reliable (consistent observations)