A web site full of stuff that should be useful


AS Psychology
Core Studies
Links
Course Content
Exam Questions
Psychological Investigation
Themes and Perspectives
Glossary
About this site

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Schachter and Singer (Emotion)

Past exam short questions

 

1

In the study by Schachter & Singer on emotion, the subjects were deceived in a number of ways.  Give two ways in which they were deceived.

 

  [4]

 

1996


 

 

 

 

2

From the study by Schachter & Singer (emotion)

 

 

 

 

(a)

Identify two ways in which the researchers measured the emotion of the subjects (participants).

 [2]

 

 

 

(b)

Give one problem with each type of measurement.

[2]

 

1998


 

 

 

 

3

From the study by Schachter & Singer on emotion

 

 

 

 

(a)

Describe the self-report measure of emotion used in this study

[2]

 

 

 

(b)

Describe one problem with this measure of emotion.   

[2]

 

2000


 

 

 

 

 

4

In Schachter & Singer’s study on emotion, one variable was manipulated using an injection.  What were the four conditions of this variable?   

 

  [4]

 

January 2001


 

 

 

 

5

(a)

 

Identify two of the conditions into which the subjects (participants) were placed by Schachter and Singer in their study of emotion.

 

 

[2]

 

 

 

(b)

What was the purpose of the ‘placebo group’?

[2]

 

Sample 2000


 

 

 

 

  6

Identify the two factors in Schachter and Singer's two-factor theory of emotion.

  [2]

 

  May 2003


 

 

  7

  From the Schachter and Singer study on emotion:

 

 

 

 

 (a)

give two effects that adrenaline (epinephrine) has on a person;

  [2]

 

 

 

(b) give one explanation for the behaviour of the Epi-ignorant group. [2]
 

January 2004


 

8

Outline one ethical problem from Schachter and Singer's study on emotion.


[2]
 

May 2004


 
     
10 Explain what the study by Schachter and Singer tells us about emotion. [4]
 

May 2005


 
     
     
11 (a) From the study by Schachter and Singer on emotion, outline one way which the participants may have been harmed.

(b) Explain why the researchers felt it was necessary to deceive the participants. 


[2]


[2]

 

January 2006


 
     
     
12 (a) From the study by Schachter and Singer on emotion outline how one ethical guideline was broken.
[2]
     
  (b) Explain why the researchers felt it was necessary to break this guideline. [2]
 

May 2006


 
     
13 From the study by Schachter and Singer identify two ways in which the emotional state of the participants was measured.  

[4]

 

January 2007