Hasset et. al. Study Guide

a sex and if it took play when picking toys, which ended up to at the end of the study. This is a AICE PSYC study guide.

Socialization

the process of learning to behave in socially acceptable ways (can be different for each gender and depends on culture)

Play

a behavior happening in childhood, appears to be done for fun rather than a useful purpose. Can be solitary

Socialization

the process of learning to behave in socially acceptable ways (can be different for each gender and depends on culture)

Play

a behavior happening in childhood, appears to be done for fun rather than a useful purpose. Can be solitary

Model

a representation of a phenomenon

Frequence

number of interactions between monkey and toy

Duration

how long was spent interacting with the toy type

What type of experiment?

Field

Experimental Design?

Independent

what was done to make the experiment more reliable?

Counterbalancing

What was the final size?

11Male and 23Female (34 IN TOTAL)

What was the original monkey size?

135

How many toys were the for plush and wheel?

6 wheel and 7 plush

How many trials?

7

How many minutes per trial?

25 minutes

How many cameras used?

2

What were the steps?

Monkeys started indoor,

placed toys,

put monkeys outside,

finished trial, back inside to take out toys

Who had higher preference?

Male monkeys

Who had no preference?

Female monkeys

Whatv id the calculate at the end of the study?

“Magnitude of preference”

What did they test that could have a impact, but ended up not?

Age, and social hierarchy

Children and monkeys were tested, what were they trying to txest?

If they were similar when picking toys, in which they were

Hasset argues that…

This supports biological explanation for toy preference

What were the cofounding variables?

social rank and age (high reliability byv doing this_