University: Biological Sciences: Psychology: Psychometrics Coursework

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Use of measurement and quantitative techniques in psychological testing

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This study is a partial replication of a study by Bransford and Johnson (1972) on the effect of giving someone a schema to aid comprehension and recall of a short passage.		Read a preview →
The study will aim to determine if there is a specific component of the EEG which is associated with a change in arousal.		Read a preview →
The aim of this investigation was to investigate if 'chunking' in STM will be affected by the speed of verbal progression through a word list.		Read a preview →
54 students in the third year of their psychology course at the University of Dundee took part. Their average age was 22.7 years, with the maximum age being 39 and the minimum being 19. 48 participants were right-handed, with the remaining 6 left-handed		Read a preview →
What factors may distort the outcome of psychological investigations? What implications does this have for whether psychology is a science?		Read a preview →
The sheep-goat effect - A study on how extra-sensory perception belief affects repetition avoidance.		Read a preview →
Construction of a questionnaire to measure		Read a preview →
Case studies and field work observations involve the researcher fitting into the environment, to be accepted by the participants the researcher will need to have appropriate materials, equipment, look the part		Read a preview →
An investigation into the effect definite and indefinite articles have on memory. Abstract This experiment is based on an experiment carried out by Loftus and Zanni		Read a preview →
The aim of the experiment is to see if there is a difference in reaction rates between the two variables when they are asked to catch a falling ruler, which is dropped from the same starting point by the experimenter.		Read a preview →
The effects that learning in a busy environment has on memory		Read a preview →
Zimbardo The Stanford Prison Experiment		Read a preview →
To what extent are 'flashbulb memories' different from ordinary memories?		Read a preview →
Is Language Processing a Localised Function in the Left Hemisphere of the Brain?		Read a preview →
The Influence of Physical Attractiveness		Read a preview →
'Generalising the black clothing stereotype'		Read a preview →
The differences in memory performance when using recall and recognition as measures of memory.		Read a preview →
The study will be a partial repetition of the original experiment on the stroop effect by J.R. Stroop.		Read a preview →
Explain two Psychological processes that may be involved in obedience to authority.		Read a preview →
A critical review of Pamela Coxon and Tim Valentine's (1997) study on "The effects of the age of eyewitnesses on the accuracy and suggestibility of their testimony".		Read a preview →
The Importance of Milgrim's Experiment to psychology.		Read a preview →
The attention demands of lexical retrieval.		Read a preview →
Outline and Evaluate two explanations of human altruism.		Read a preview →
Experiment in cognition.		Read a preview →
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