Module_07_ThinkLikeAPsychologist_2023DiamondRoundtree

.docx

School

Northern Illinois University *

*We aren’t endorsed by this school

Course

102

Subject

Psychology

Date

Apr 3, 2024

Type

docx

Pages

Uploaded by droundtree802

Module 7: Thinking Like a Psychologist This assignment has both a Power Point presentation (with voiceover – it is in video format and it is labeled clearly and found in the Module 7 folder) AND this file. Use this file to answer questions while you are watching the presentation and then submit this file for your assignment . Just fill in your answers below each question and keep the question in the file. Note there are two pages. (The questions in this file will not make sense without the presentation.) Insert your answers (Question #1-#10) between each question and submit the worksheet. Question #1: Describe what you think psychologists are trying to do, given your current understanding. I believe psychologists are trying to give students more raw information about how to think like a psychologist, it will lead students to be more direct with the way they work and know exactly what needs to be done to be a psychologist. Question #2: What is the difference between trying to understand what people do versus why they do it? The difference between trying to understand what people do is based on having no insight or reasoning as to why they made the choice that they made. Understanding why people do what they do is knowing the emotions behind it and the cognitive reason. Question #3: Think about what might influence test scores, and generate an example of each type of influence? Biological influence: A teenager could be going through puberty, which is known for causing hormonal imbalance, which can lead to bad test scores. Psychological influence: A person may be feeling depressed at the time to take a test which can lead to a bad influence on test scores. Social influence: Friends peer pressured a student to stay out till 3am, drinking liquor, which led to a bad influence on test scores. Question #4: Where do students usually focus, and where can they focus in order to learn more and better? Students usually focus on constructs and their definition. Students should focus more on theories and explanations and studies and evidence. This will help students learn better because theories and studies are mostly what psychologist think about. Question #5: What are the definitions of these constructs, based on the reading? Egoistic helping means the helper wants something in return for offering help. Altruistic helping means the helper expects nothing in return for offering help. Empathy means the emotional response that corresponds to the feelings of the other person. 1

Question #6: Based on the hypothesis, what happens when empathy is high? What happens if it is low? When empathy is high, trying to ignore the situation will not work due to the victim still having to suffer. When empathy is low the person can either escape the situation or help the person in distress. Question #7: Why did the experimenters design the session such that “Elaine” was always the ones who received the shocks? I think because they had found out she is afraid of electricity the experimenters thought the results of the experiment would be different. Question 8: How was empathy manipulated? Empathy was manipulated because researchers told half of the participants that Elaine’s interests were very similar to theirs. Question 9: How was helping measured? People feel more empathy toward a person who they feel are similar to themselves. They measured whether or not people would trade places with Elaine or not. They also measured empathy by observing the participants who were willing to help Elaine and who were only concerned about themselves. Question 10: Describe the pattern of results in relation to the hypothesis. The pattern of results shows that people with high empathy were more likely to trade places with Elaine than with a low empathy group. This means each participant, whether or no they had the same believes/values, it made them contributed to the way people viewed her as a person and their decisions. 2

Your preview ends here

Eager to read complete document? Join bartleby learn and gain access to the full version

Access to all documents
Unlimited textbook solutions
24/7 expert homework help

Recommended textbooks for you

Ciccarelli: Psychology_5 (5th Edition)

Psychology

ISBN:9780134477961

Author:Saundra K. Ciccarelli, J. Noland White

Publisher:PEARSON

Cognitive Psychology

Psychology

ISBN:9781337408271

Author:Goldstein, E. Bruce.

Publisher:Cengage Learning,

Introduction to Psychology: Gateways to Mind and ...

Psychology

ISBN:9781337565691

Author:Dennis Coon, John O. Mitterer, Tanya S. Martini

Publisher:Cengage Learning

Psychology in Your Life (Second Edition)

Psychology

ISBN:9780393265156

Author:Sarah Grison, Michael Gazzaniga

Publisher:W. W. Norton & Company

Cognitive Psychology: Connecting Mind, Research a...

Psychology

ISBN:9781285763880

Author:E. Bruce Goldstein

Publisher:Cengage Learning

Theories of Personality (MindTap Course List)

Psychology

ISBN:9781305652958

Author:Duane P. Schultz, Sydney Ellen Schultz

Publisher:Cengage Learning

SEE MORE TEXTBOOKS

Recommended textbooks for you

Ciccarelli: Psychology_5 (5th Edition)
Psychology
ISBN:9780134477961
Author:Saundra K. Ciccarelli, J. Noland White
Publisher:PEARSON
Cognitive Psychology
Psychology
ISBN:9781337408271
Author:Goldstein, E. Bruce.
Publisher:Cengage Learning,
Introduction to Psychology: Gateways to Mind and ...
Psychology
ISBN:9781337565691
Author:Dennis Coon, John O. Mitterer, Tanya S. Martini
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Psychology in Your Life (Second Edition)
Psychology
ISBN:9780393265156
Author:Sarah Grison, Michael Gazzaniga
Publisher:W. W. Norton & Company
Cognitive Psychology: Connecting Mind, Research a...
Psychology
ISBN:9781285763880
Author:E. Bruce Goldstein
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Theories of Personality (MindTap Course List)
Psychology
ISBN:9781305652958
Author:Duane P. Schultz, Sydney Ellen Schultz
Publisher:Cengage Learning