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Psychological Terminology in English (Fach) / Other Studies (Lektion)
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- According to one research study you're more likely to run a marathon if your age ends in a 9. How do the researchers explain this phenomenon? How did they gather their data? [2 points] Researchers suppose that life can be separated in decades, and by the end of each chapter people get thoughtful. This is why they setting themselves new goals such as running a marathon when the age ends in a 9.
- How was the behaviour of toddlers (Kleinkind) regulated in the experiment from the Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences, University of Washington which we looked at in the course? [2 points] The toddlers get confronted with emotional information by watching two adults disagreeing about e.g. his toy; -> afterwards the toddler does not want to play with his toy anymore.
- In the study about depression and gut instinct that we heard about in the course, how did they measure intuition (Einfühlungsvermögen)? [2 points] They told the participants three words, and they should say, whether there existed a connection or not. They found out that depressed people were as good as not depressed people when they were sure there was a connection, but when it came to guessing by intuition they were more likely to give a wrong answer.