Bystander effect

Have you ever sat in a garden, just watching all the bystanders around you? Maybe you are glazing at the flowers, or even the grass. Then, something magical occurs a butterfly lands as if it just traveled the world. There are many ways you can look at this photograph. The enchantment of this photo can be look at by color, the meaning, and what this photo symbolizes. First, the meaning of this picture can spark different thoughts in your mind. For example, maybe you are thinking of yourself or…

images of a different animal, and the neutral condition was images of nature. The goal was to label the animal listed in the word box that was in the middle of the image. After the experiment was performed, it was found that there was an interference effect when comparing the time it took to complete both conditions. These results conclude that conflicting images do interfere with the process of reading a word. Striking images may in fact distract the subject and halt their reading process.…

of Brazil we get a hurricane at the coast of Florida”. Chaos theory is mathematical theory that describe the behavior of dynamical systems that are highly sensitive to very small starting forces then get huge response which is called the butterfly effect. CSI is investigating the case of Paige Rycoff, who has been missing for four days since she dropped out of college and was going home, but never arrived. The investigators started by analyzing where the victim has been seen last (her room),…

Variation of the Stroop Effect Experiment Camelia Danciu College of the Canyons Introduction There are certain activities we perform on a daily basis that become automatic. If the activity is performed out of the ordinary, then more focus or thought is put forth on the activity to complete it. An example would be placing the car keys on a different spot from the usual would make one think twice about their location. The Stroop Effect is widely used in psychological assessments as a way to…

Perceived Awareness of the Research Hypothesis Scale (PARH). The parameters of the current study provoke a number of variables to consider. In that respect, one of the variables in the Hawthorne Effect is that the participant becomes aware of the researchers observing their behaviors and adapts their behaviors to satisfy the researcher. In disclosing my research to the participant, allowing the participant to be aware of the preinstalled application on her smartphone that would be recording data…

When we look at the CSI effect also, known as the CSI syndrome it leaves us to wonder what impact does it have on our legal system and its decision- making process. The CSI effect is a socially constructed phenomenon by which exposure to crime media distorts the viewers’ expectations of justice. It is a media effect. It takes its namesake from the popular CBS crime drama, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. It also combines a science and technology effect. Constant exposure to crime dramas that…

Overview The Earth goes through many natural changes like sea levels slightly changing, earthquakes, and tornadoes. Global warming has greatly increased and became one of biggest contributors to the changes on the Earth. Immediately I decided I wanted to learn more about global warming. Global warming has changed climate a lot since when I was younger. Right now it is December 18th and we have no snow. I think this is the first winter that we have had no snow; usually there is so much that we…

In the previous chapters of Outliers, Gladwell establishes that in order to be successful we must put in the requisite time and effort. In addition we must have determination and a willingness to take advantage of our “accumulative advantages”. “The Trouble with Geniuses” expands on this premise by linking hard work and opportunity with the threshold idea, that in order to be successful in life we just have to be good enough. We must learn how to use “practical intelligence” and savvy in order…

I took three individual personality tests to discover if they are credible and correct to how they relate to me. The three personality tests were the IPIP NEO, 16 Personalities Test, and the Colour Quiz. Before taking these personality tests, I believe that they do not work. I have actually taken a few personality tests while I was taking therapy lessons for my depression and anxiety issues. It seemed like the questions I had answered portrayed how I felt during the time. What mood set I was…

The Misinformation Effect: A Fact Sheet The misinformation effect (ME) can be defined as the change in people’s memories of an incident, after they are presented with false or misleading information about that incident (Gordon & Shapiro, 2012). For example, after watching a video of a woman shopping for green vegetables at a supermarket, it is easy to remember those vegetables. However, once misleading information such as, two other green vegetables are added to the original a list of…