Psychology 301 Spring 2021 Midterm I Take Home Sec1on:Instruc6ons:
For each of the following ques1ons, please answer with about a paragraph in response. Be sure to address each part of the ques1ons. Upload this document to Canvas when it has been completed.Name:
Q1. If a research interested in aIen1on skills claims that a walk through the park three 1mes a week boosts performance on a cogni1ve test of aIen1on, what kind of claim is being made?
explain what you might want to know about
a) Internal validity of the research, b) external validity of the research.
Q2. Pretend you are a member of an Ins1tu1onal Review Board and you are asked to evaluate a study that involves very shy children aged 8-12 and social anxiety. The children in this study will be put in a surprise situa1on in the lab in which they find themselves alone in front of a group of strangers for about 5 minutes.
Their electrophysiological responses and heart rate will be monitored before and aUer this situa1on which is thought to cause mild to moderate anxiety. What ethical concerns might you have. Please answer with respect to the principles of a) Beneficence,
b) Respect for Persons, and c) Jus1ce.
Raise at least one ques1on or comment for each of the principles.
Q3. Examine one bias or vulnerability of so called ‘everyday thinking’ touched on in the text and explain how systema1c research can help reduce this bias
