What Is a Psycograph

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Multiple Choice

What is a psycograph?

• A) a device worn on the head that measures the bumps on a person's skull
• B) an instrument that is used to ensure the precise placement of electrodes in the brain
• C) a device used to ensure precision when surgeons sever the corpus callosum during the split-brain operation
• D) a sophisticated imaging instrument that helps identify the cortical localization of certain cognitive and perceptual abilities

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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.