You Are a Student Who Has Agreed to Participate in a Research

question 155

Multiple Choice

You are a student who has agreed to participate in a research project conducted by Muzafer Sherif in the 1930s.Which of the following would you probably be asked to do?

• A)You would be asked to stick your hands into two buckets of water of different temperatures.
• B)You would be asked to look at a point of light in a dark room.
• C)You would be asked to watch as an adult plays aggressively with an inflatable clown toy.
• D)You would be asked to judge the size of lines that were projected onto a screen.

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Definitions:

Motivations

Motivations are the driving forces behind human actions, desires, and needs.

Perception

The method through which people arrange and understand their sensory observations to assign significance to their surroundings.

Emotion

A complex psychological state that involves a subjective experience, physiological response, and behavioral or expressive response.

Sensory Adaptation

Over time, the method through which sensory receptors reduce their responsiveness to steady stimuli.