Famous study: Evaluate its efficacy & ethics.

Psychology Experiment Investigation

You will choose a famous psychological study from any branch of psychology studied in our course. You will do research about the study and demonstrate your understanding of it, as well as evaluate its efficacy and ethics. I recommend using at least 2 sources that pass the CRAP test.

Do some quick google searches before landing on your experiment to be sure that the content both interests you and is not triggering for you.

Developmental Psychology Fantz’s Looking Chamber (1961)

Surrogate Mother Experiment (1957 )

The Marshmallow Test (1972 )

Cognitive Psychology Cognitive Dissonance Experiment (1957 ) Magical Number Seven

(1956 )

Social Psychology

Asch Conformity Study

(1951)

Robbers Cave Experiment

(1954 )

Stanford Prison Study

(1971)

Stanley Milgram

Experiment (1961)

Personality Psychology Ross’ False Consensus Effect Study (1977 )

Behavioural Psychology Hawthorne Effect (1955 ) Learned Helplessness Experiment(1967)

[psychology experiment]

[insert a picture from study]

Experiment Profile
[psychologist conducting study]	[branch of psychology]	[place]
Purpose [What is the purpose of the experiment?] [Why is this study being conducted?] [What theories of psychology are involved?]
Methods [What research methods are used?] [Who are the participants in the study? Demographics? Experimental group vs control group?]
Details [What happened in the study?]

What were the results of the study?
Was it effective in achieving its purpose?
Did it lead to any discoveries in psychology?
Was there any fallout for the participants?

Was this experiment ethical?
What ethical dilemmas or questions are presented in this study?
Are there any biases present in the study?

References

Include any sources used in APA format

Expectation	Guiding Question	Level R (0 -49 )	Level 1 (50 -5 9 )	Level 2 (6 0 -6 9 )	Level 3 (70 -79 )	Level 4 (8 0 -1 00 )
A1 . Exploring: explore topics related to anthropology, psychology, and sociology, and formulate questions appropriate to each discipline to guide their research; Communication	To what degree do you answer the guiding questions that guide research?	Insufficiently	Limited	Somewhat, need more detail	Well.	Extremely well and thoroughly
A2 . Investigating: create research plans, and locate and select information relevant to their chosen topics, using appropriate social science research and inquiry methods; Application	Do you use appropriate sources that pass the CRAP test?	No.	Limited	Somewhat	Yes!	Yes, very much so .
C1 . Theories, Perspectives, and Methodologies: demonstrate an understanding of major theories, perspectives, and research methods in psychology; Knowledge & Understanding	Do you understand theories and methodologies related to your experiment?	No.	Limited, some ideas connect, but need to see more thinking about theories and methods.	Somewhat, understands general idea, but could expand thinking about specifics.	Yes!	Yes, extremely well and thoroughly.
C2 . Explaining Human Mental Processes and Behaviour: use a psychological perspective to explain how diverse factors influence and shape human mental processes and behaviour; Knowledge& Understanding	Do you understand the specific details of your study and the impact of different perspectives and demographics involved in the study?	No.	Limited, some ideas connect, but need to see more thinking about perspectives/de mographics.	Somewhat, understands general idea, but could expand thinking about perspectives/de mographics.	Yes!	Yes, extremely well and thoroughly.
C3 . Socialization: use a	How well do you	No	Limited	Somewhat	Yes!	Yes, extremely