When Palmer (1975) Showed Observers a Kitchen Scene and Then

question 3

Multiple Choice

 When Palmer (1975) showed observers a kitchen scene and then a target picture, which picture was identified correctly 80% of the time

• A) A loaf of bread, because it matches the context of the scene
• B) A mailbox, because it seems so out-of-context, that it "pops-out"?
• C) A drum, because participants were music majors?
• D) A bedroom, because it is from the same category?

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Definitions:

Milgram Experiment

A psychological experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram in the 1960s to study obedience to authority, where participants were instructed to administer electric shocks to another person.

Stanford University Prison Experiment

A psychological study conducted by Philip Zimbardo in 1971 at Stanford University, where students were assigned roles of prisoners and guards to explore the effects of perceived power.

Generalization

Drawing a conclusion about a certain characteristic of a population based on a sample from it.

Logical Support

The provision of reasons or evidence to justify a claim or argument.