IB Psychology
Mrs. Hayden
Summer Assignment
Psychology is the science of the act of experiencing, and deals with the whole system of such acts as they make up mental life.
Samuel Alexander http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/s/samuelalex300771.html
Welcome to IB Psychology! I hope you are as excited as I am about this class. We are going on a journey that will connect the biological to the emotional and cultural aspects of the mind – and we will support our findings with scientific data!!
1. Friday, August 8 th : Article: Sperry, R.W. (1968).Hemisphere Deconnection and Unity in Conscious Awareness.
2. Friday August 15 th : Article: Loftus, E. Palmer, J (1974). Reconstruction of Automobile Destruction: An Example of the
Interaction Between Language and Memory.
3. Friday August 22 nd : Article: Bandura, A., Ross, D., Ross, S. (1961) Transmission of Aggression through Imitation of
Aggressive Models.
Assignment One:
Analyze three well known research studies. Each will represent a segment of our core study: Biological Perspectives,
Cognitive Perspectives and Sociocultural Perspectives.
1.
For each study you will need to:
1.
Read the article carefully
2.
View the supplemented videos
3.
Construct an analysis of the study to include
A.
APA citation for periodicals: American Psychological Association
Author(s) last name first and use only initials for first and middle names. Publication date in parentheses. Article Title – DO NOT Italicize or enclose in quotation marks. Capitalize only the first word of the title and subtitle and any proper nouns or proper adjectives. Periodical Title italicized,
Publication information Volume number italicized and issue number in parentheses , Page number
Luers, W., Pickering, T. & Walsh, J. (2008, March 20). A solution for the US-Iran nuclear standoff. The
New York Review of Books, 55(4), 19-22.
B.
Purpose: State the aim of the research, or the goal of the study. What is the purpose of the study?
What is the author(s) hypothesis?
C.
Method:
1.
Design a. Experimental Methods: What type of method was used?
1. Laboratory experiment (true experiment)
2. Field Experiment (quasi experiment)
3. Natural Experiment (quasi experiment) b. Participnts:
1. Control group vs experimental group?
2. How many subjects were in each group? c. Procedure: Brief description on the experimental process. Include:
1. How was the experiment set up?
2. Identify the Independent variable vs dependent variable?
(Independent variable is the variable that is manipulated by the researcher; the dependent
variable responds to the manipulation of the independent variable.)

3. What was measured?
D.
Results: Description of the data (DO NOT ANALYSE – list data only)
E.
Conclusion: Do the results support the purpose of the research? Explain.
F.
Evaluation: What are the strengths and limitations of the study?
Write a short analysis of the study.
1.
What questions do you have that were not answered in this study?
2.
Is there anything about this procedure that you question?
3.
What new questions arise when you think of the results of this study?
4.
What additional research would you want to explore as a result of this study?
Recommendation: Case Studies and the ability to support arguments with case studies are critical components in IB assessments; begin building your IB Study guide today by writing/typing detailed and meaningful information. We will work to organize our case studies into the three core groups and learn to debate them on their merits. p.s. I think you will really find these studies fascinating!! I can’t wait to discuss them with you!
All article and video links can be found through the links below. The youtube videos may need to be copied and pasted to the address. E-mail me if you have difficulty. Tracey.hayden@signature.edu
Article: Sperry, R.W. (1968).Hemisphere Deconnection and Unity in Conscious Awareness.
Videos: Sperry Core Study (3:02)
Split Brain Patients (3:34)
Split Brain Patient “Joe” (4:32) http://www.holah.co.uk/files/Sperry1968.pdf
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoVImOgDl-0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZnyQewsB_Y http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCv4K5aStdU
Article: Loftus, E. Palmer, J (1974). Reconstruction of Automobile Destruction: An Example of the Interaction Between
Language and Memory. https://webfiles.uci.edu/eloftus/LoftusPalmer74.pdf
Videos: Loftus and Palmer Core Study (2:34) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbP43N95MKM
Loftus and Palmer Crash Footage (:06) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xuOtM169K0
Article: Bandura, A., Ross, D., Ross, S. (1961) Transmission of Aggression through Imitation of Aggressive Models. http://psychclassics.yorku.ca/Bandura/bobo.htm
Videos: Albert Bandura, Social Learning and His BoBo Doll Experiment (5:27)
Aggression: See it, Do it (5:11) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06fTnszze_Q http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIjor9txWJw