PSYCH291 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10-13: Michael Gazzaniga, Pocket Cube, Blood Sugar
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Andrew elliot wanted to see if the colour red could affect performance on academic. Carried out an experiment in which the name of participants on a test booklet was. Those whose names were written in red performed worse. Results were consistent in many variations and re-tests of the experiment. Avoidance orientation: students approach learning with anxiety, a sense of. Elliot"s hypothesis: exposing students to something red (a colour often associated with. Colour was an important part of elliot"s broader theory of academic achievement: Approach orientation: students approach learning with a desire to learn, to. Final exam textbook notes (chapters 10-13; post-midterm 2 material) Experiments investigate causal claims; this is powerful, because they can form the basis for interventions. Experimental variables green) and it was manipulated because the researchers randomly assigned participants to a level behavioural observations, physiological measured, test scores size) were medium and large. An experiment implies at least one variables was manipulated and one measured.