Chapter 2 - Biological Approach

What was the aim(s) of Canli’s study?

• Is the amygdala sensitive to varying degrees of emotional intensity?
• Does level of emotional intensity affect memory of stimuli?
• Can cognitive factors lead individuals to describe feelings with any number of emotional labels when physically aroused with no adequate explanation?
• Are eye movements related to dream content?

What was the aim(s) of Dement and Kleitman’s study?

• Does dream recall differ between REM and nREM sleep?
• Is there a correlation between estimates of dream duration and REM length before waking?
• Are eye movements related to dream content?
• Does emotional intensity affect memory of stimuli?
• Is the amygdala sensitive to varying degrees of emotional intensity?

What was the aim(s) of Schachter & Singer’s study?

• Can cognitive factors lead individuals to describe feelings with any number of emotional labels when physically aroused with no adequate explanation?
• Is the amygdala sensitive to varying degrees of emotional intensity?
• Does emotional intensity affect memory of stimuli?
• Are eye movements related to dream content?

What was the sample for Canli’s study?

• 10 right-handed female volunteers
• 7 males and 2 female adults
• 185 male University of Minnesota students taking introductory psychology. received course credit for participation

What was the sample for Dement and Kleitman’s study?

• 10 right-handed female volunteers
• 7 males and 2 female adults
• 185 male University of Minnesota students taking introductory psychology. received course credit for participation

What was the sample for Schachter & Singer’s study?

• 10 right-handed female volunteers
• 7 males and 2 female adults
• 185 male University of Minnesota students taking introductory psychology. received course credit for participation

What kind of experiment was Canli’s study?

• laboratory experiment
• natural experiment
• case study

What kind of experiment was Dement and Kleitman’s study?

• laboratory experiment
• natural experiment
• case study

What kind of experiment was Schachter & Singer’s study?

• laboratory experiment
• natural experiment
• case study

What experimental design was used for Canli’s study?

• repeated measures design
• independent measures design
• matched pairs design