PSYO 252 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - United States, Canada, Arousal
20 Nov 2018
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Psychology 252 january 15th: what makes an experiment important, challenges existing theories. Lepper (field experiment: to u(cid:374)dersta(cid:374)d lepper(cid:859)s stud(cid:455) Intrinsic motivation: originates in factors within a person. Breathing: extrinsic motivation: originates in factors outside the person. Zajonc: )ajo(cid:374)(cid:272)(cid:859)s o(cid:272)ial fa(cid:272)ilitatio(cid:374): whe(cid:374) others arouse us, previous research found conflicting findings, sometimes the presence of others enhanced performance, but at other times it impaired performance, well learned, or comes naturally enhances performance (correct response) Sprinters always run faster in front of a crowd: challenging or new tasks impairs performances (incorrect response, challe(cid:374)ges people(cid:859)s i(cid:374)tuitio(cid:374)s/e(cid:454)pe(cid:272)tatio(cid:374)s, figure 8. 2. Milgram (lab experiment: milgra(cid:373)(cid:859)s esear(cid:272)h: for(cid:272)es of destru(cid:272)ti(cid:448)e o(cid:271)edie(cid:374)(cid:272)e, conducted his experiments during the time that adolf eichmann (1906 , was being tried for nazi war crimes. The obedience rates go down by 40: large effect from a small manipulation. Loftus (laboratory experiment: biasing eyewitness reports figure 12. 2. Just changing the verb changes the speed of the car: (cid:862)co(cid:374)ta(cid:272)ted(cid:863), (cid:862)hit(cid:863), (cid:862) (cid:373)ashed(cid:863)
