OCR Psychology A2 Core Studies

Gould(1982)- average mental age of white adults stood at just 13, indicating america was indeed a 'nation of morons'

Blakemore and Cooper(1970): name the independent variable

what is bystander apathy?

what was the aim of Levine et al(2001)s research?

The dependent variable in Levine et al(2001)s study into cross-cultural altruism is the helping rate % of each city

which of the foloowing is true of the Blakemore and Cooper(1970) behavioural exam?

What was the sample size for Levine et als(2001) hurt leg scenario?

How many participants took part in the Pixel counting (experiment 2), and what design did Maguire use?

Piliavin(1969), was motivated by the murder of Kitty Genovese in 1964. what happened

what is an example of qualititative data gathered for Piliavins research(1969)?

Identify Levine's research method and design in his study of 'cross cultural altruism' (2001)

what is Santa Claus also known as?

Gould(1982)-What size was the sample?

what findings did Maguire et al(2000) conclude?

Gould(1982)/Yerkes(1917)-'If the individuals failed both the Alpha and Beta tests, participants completed a spoken exam'

Levine et al(2001): Which of the following conclusions is incorrect?

Maguire et al(2000): how many brain scan slices of the hippocampus were analysed?

what were the behavioural findings of Blakemore and Cooper (1970)?

A background study to Piliavin found those hearing a fit were less likley to help if others were present. Which?

Gould(1982) background-what was a major motivating factor to Yerkes intelligence testing?

Gould(1982)s research method was an example of emperical research

Describe Yerkes' Alpha test

describe the sample used in Piliavin(1969)

How is IQ calculated?

rats trained to run mazes are able to navigate after havng their hippocampus lesioned

Blakemore and Cooper(1970): name a feature of the testing environment

what was the aim of Gould(1982)?

Maguire et al(2000) is both ethnocentric and androcentric in terms of its sample

blakemore and cooper: what and how was the investigation by Blakemore and Cooper?

identify a feature of the Maguire et al(2000) sample:

Blakemore and Cooper (1970): what was the research method and design

Maguire et al (2000) taxi driver case study......

Levine et al(2001) Background-What theories have been applied to helping behaviour?

Levine(2001): what were the results for successful helping behaviour for both sexes in the dropped pen condition(%)?

Was Maguire et al(2000) a quasi experiment, and if so, name its IV and its DV

Brain development is detirmined by genetic factors rather than the functional demands placed upon it

All of Levines' experimenters were college aged, neatly dressed and all female to avoid social problems

Who was Yerkes' Army Alpha test designed for?

What range of factors did Levine et al(2001)s background suggest impact the rate of pro-social helping behaviour?

Levine et al(2001), 'Individualstic cultures are more concerned with others'. True or False?

What was the aim of Piliavin et al(1969)?

Piliavin(1969) was a field experiment conducted between 59th and 125th on the 8th avenue NYC subway in April of 1968

Jacob et al (1993) demonstrated that the nerve cells in individuals who pursued higher education showed more dendrites

Gould(1982)-Identify a positive development of Yerkes' Alpha and Beta testing

Levine(2001): what were the results for successful helping behaviour for both sexes in the hurt leg condition(%)?

the hippocampi and the limbic system belong to the old mammalian brain

What study investigated the language of psychopaths?

Levine et al(2001)- Which of these statisitcs about the procedure is incorrect?

Identify a key finding of Piliavin(1969)s research

London black cab taxi drivers are required to have knowledge of 26,000 streets within a 6 mile radius of charing cross

'variables of walking speed and individulaism- highly intercorelated by had no association with economic productivity'

what was the research method, design and observation type for Piliavin et al (1969): Good Samaritism?

What is a strength of Maguire Et Al (2000)?

Maguire et al(2000): findings- taxi drivers had signficntly more grey matter in the right and left posterior hippocampi

what key theme does Piliavin et al(1969) fall under?

...and this means what?

describe the experimenters in Piliavin(1969)

Piliavin(1969)- model would only intervene after 150 seconds where help was not given

Levine et al(2001), 'greater wealth in a city equates to less willingness to help'. True or False?

Blakemore and Cooper (1970): both conditions revealed extremely visually impaired kittens initially

the hippocampus plays a key role in what?

how are cats and humans brains alike

Maguire et al(2000): where is the hippocampus located?

Gould(1982): A nation of morons-What do scientists prefer to do in terms of intelligence?

Piliavin(1969) What did the researchers do during the experiment?

Gould(1982)-Identify an issue in Yerkes' operation

Where was the variable of population size obtained from for Levine's experiment?

what is neuroplasticity?

the 'pace of life' in Levine et al(2001) was detirmined by the average walking speed of 35 men and 35 women across 60 ft

Gould(1982): What is intelligence