DrTropez Conducts a Study Examining the Relationship Between Exposure to Religion

question 51

Essay

Dr.Tropez conducts a study examining the relationship between exposure to religion in popular media and religiosity (defined as "the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power,especially a personal God or gods").In his study,he randomly samples a group of 113 participants from his local community college.He generates a list of movies with religious themes (Year One,Dogma,Passion of the Christ)and asks participants to indicate how many they have seen.He then measures religiosity by asking participants how many times they have attended a house of worship (e.g. ,church,temple,synagogue,mosque)in the past year.He finds that having seen a higher number of religious-themed films is positively correlated with religious attendance.

-Provide an example of each of the following for Dr.Tropez's original study: a direct replication,a conceptual replication,and a replication with extension.

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Definitions:

Allan Memorial Institute

A psychiatric institution associated with McGill University, known for its role in controversial MKUltra mind control experiments.

Psychedelic

Relating to or denoting drugs (especially LSD) that produce hallucinations and apparent expansion of consciousness.

Aldous Huxley

An English writer and philosopher (1894–1963) best known for his novel "Brave New World," which explores themes of dystopian future and human condition.

Emotion Therapies

Psychological treatments that focus on helping individuals understand, process, and regulate their emotional experiences.