AICE PSYCHOLOGY - AICE EXAM REVIEW
(PAPER 1) Questions and Answers
Question 1
How many participants in Sacher and Singer were suspicious of the procedure?
Correct Answer
11. 12 really but one left cause they didn't want to get the injection.
Question 2
Why was the Pepperberg study delayed?
Correct Answer
Alex couldn't pronounce the word "Matter."
Question 3
What chimp in Yamamoto did not participate? Which one looked through the hole in
the can't see condition?
Correct Answer
Chloe; Ayamu.
Question 4
What are two strengths and weaknesses of the Piliavin study?
Correct Answer
Mundane realism and standardized procedure. Deception and informed consent
(overall ethics) were other guidelines violated in this study.
Question 5
What was the method of Yamamoto?
Correct Answer
Laboratory experiment, structured, controlled observation.
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,Question 6
What button was the boy most afraid of in Saavedra? What did he rate them?
Correct Answer
Small plastic buttons, he rated them an 8.
Question 7
Ethics in Sacher and Singer:
Correct Answer
1. Deception - The real participants thought the stooge was a real participant who
had been injected and filling out the questionnaire. They also thought they were
being injected with vitamin supplements but it was actually epinephrine.2.
Protection - Participants were injected, which could have caused physical pain. They
were in situations that could bring about euphoria or anger, which could have an
impact their on psychological state on leaving the study.
Question 8
Conditions in Bandura:
Correct Answer
Aggressive model group, non-aggressive model group, and control who weren't
exposed to a model.
Question 9
What was group 2 in Bandura?
Correct Answer
Non-aggressive group with male model. 6 boys and 6 girls. Also 6 girls with a
female model and 6 boys with female model.
Question 10
Was Piliavin individual vs situational?
Correct Answer
Situational, the types of victim formed the situation, causing different helping
behaviors.
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,Question 11
What are the assumptions of Biological Psychology?
Correct Answer
- Are controlled by biological systems and processes, such as evolution, genes, the
nervous system, the brain, and hormones.
- Can be investigated by manipulating and measuring biological responses, such as
eye movements, brain activity and pulse rate.
- Similarities and differences between people can be understood in terms of the
biological factors and their interaction with other factors.
Question 12
Where did Yamamoto take place?
Correct Answer
Primate research institute in Kyoto, Japan.
Question 13
How many participants went up to 300 volts?
Correct Answer
All of them.
Question 14
Results for first Yamamoto "can see" condition:
Correct Answer
Object offered 91% of trails, 90% on request.
Question 15
Before the Pepperberg experiment, what could Alex already do?
Correct Answer
Name 5 colors, shapes, and 4 materials. He could also respond to questions like
"What color" or "What shape."
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, Question 16
Name the ethical guidelines of Baron-Cohen:
Correct Answer
No ethical guidelines were broken.
Question 17
Aims of Saavedra:
Correct Answer
To determine the cause of button phobia and to treat it.
Question 18
What is a brief description of the procedure in Milgram?
Correct Answer
White man in a lab coat introduces everyone, allows for the learner and teacher to
pick their roles out in a hat. The hat had both teacher roles on it, making it rigged.
The man in the lab coat said they would be memorizing word pairs. The lab coat
man showed the teacher the apparatus, which was a chair with electrodes hooked
up to it, a 45 volt shock was given for a test.
Question 19
What was the method of Baron-Cohen:
Correct Answer
Quasi-Experiment (participants with autism can only participate in one condition).
Question 20
What was the psychology investigated in Saavedra?
Correct Answer
Learning Theory/Conditioning.
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(PAPER 1) Questions and Answers
Question 1
How many participants in Sacher and Singer were suspicious of the procedure?
Correct Answer
11. 12 really but one left cause they didn't want to get the injection.
Question 2
Why was the Pepperberg study delayed?
Correct Answer
Alex couldn't pronounce the word "Matter."
Question 3
What chimp in Yamamoto did not participate? Which one looked through the hole in
the can't see condition?
Correct Answer
Chloe; Ayamu.
Question 4
What are two strengths and weaknesses of the Piliavin study?
Correct Answer
Mundane realism and standardized procedure. Deception and informed consent
(overall ethics) were other guidelines violated in this study.
Question 5
What was the method of Yamamoto?
Correct Answer
Laboratory experiment, structured, controlled observation.
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,Question 6
What button was the boy most afraid of in Saavedra? What did he rate them?
Correct Answer
Small plastic buttons, he rated them an 8.
Question 7
Ethics in Sacher and Singer:
Correct Answer
1. Deception - The real participants thought the stooge was a real participant who
had been injected and filling out the questionnaire. They also thought they were
being injected with vitamin supplements but it was actually epinephrine.2.
Protection - Participants were injected, which could have caused physical pain. They
were in situations that could bring about euphoria or anger, which could have an
impact their on psychological state on leaving the study.
Question 8
Conditions in Bandura:
Correct Answer
Aggressive model group, non-aggressive model group, and control who weren't
exposed to a model.
Question 9
What was group 2 in Bandura?
Correct Answer
Non-aggressive group with male model. 6 boys and 6 girls. Also 6 girls with a
female model and 6 boys with female model.
Question 10
Was Piliavin individual vs situational?
Correct Answer
Situational, the types of victim formed the situation, causing different helping
behaviors.
Page 2 of 35
,Question 11
What are the assumptions of Biological Psychology?
Correct Answer
- Are controlled by biological systems and processes, such as evolution, genes, the
nervous system, the brain, and hormones.
- Can be investigated by manipulating and measuring biological responses, such as
eye movements, brain activity and pulse rate.
- Similarities and differences between people can be understood in terms of the
biological factors and their interaction with other factors.
Question 12
Where did Yamamoto take place?
Correct Answer
Primate research institute in Kyoto, Japan.
Question 13
How many participants went up to 300 volts?
Correct Answer
All of them.
Question 14
Results for first Yamamoto "can see" condition:
Correct Answer
Object offered 91% of trails, 90% on request.
Question 15
Before the Pepperberg experiment, what could Alex already do?
Correct Answer
Name 5 colors, shapes, and 4 materials. He could also respond to questions like
"What color" or "What shape."
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, Question 16
Name the ethical guidelines of Baron-Cohen:
Correct Answer
No ethical guidelines were broken.
Question 17
Aims of Saavedra:
Correct Answer
To determine the cause of button phobia and to treat it.
Question 18
What is a brief description of the procedure in Milgram?
Correct Answer
White man in a lab coat introduces everyone, allows for the learner and teacher to
pick their roles out in a hat. The hat had both teacher roles on it, making it rigged.
The man in the lab coat said they would be memorizing word pairs. The lab coat
man showed the teacher the apparatus, which was a chair with electrodes hooked
up to it, a 45 volt shock was given for a test.
Question 19
What was the method of Baron-Cohen:
Correct Answer
Quasi-Experiment (participants with autism can only participate in one condition).
Question 20
What was the psychology investigated in Saavedra?
Correct Answer
Learning Theory/Conditioning.
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