INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES
PSYCHOLOGY NOTE CARDS 1-20
Covering all studies in CS Chapter 7:
Core Study 7.1: Rosenhan (1973), Sane in Insane Places
Core Study 7.2: Thigpen & Cleckley (1954), MPD/EVE
Core Study 7.3: Billington et al (2007), Empathizing vs
Systemizing/College Major and Gender
Core Study 7.4: Veale & Riley (2001) BDD and Mirror Gazing
INDIV. DIFFERENCES PSYCHOLOGY NOTE
CARDS 1-5
• Core Study 7.1: Rosenhan (1973), Sane in Insane Places
• Note Card 1: Outline who the pseudo-patients were, and how they got admitted to the
hospitals.
• Note Card 2: Outline one aim of the Rosenhan study.
• Note Card 3: Discuss the quantitative and qualitative data collected in the study.
• Note Card 4: Outline how Rosenhan was testing out the individual differences approach to
psychology.
• Note Card 5: Discuss the strengths an weaknesses of observations using Rosenhan as an
example (1 long paragraph minimum)
INDIV. DIFFERENCES PSYCHOLOGY
NOTE CARDS 6-10
• Core Study 7.2: Thigpen & Cleckley (1954), MPD/EVE
• Note Card 6: Why was hypnosis used on Eve? What was this meant to achieve?
• Note Card 7: Outline two personality traits each of Eve White, Eve Black, and Jane.
• Note Card 8: Outline how data was collected in Thigpen & Cleckley’s study.
• Note Card 9: How could T&C tell when Jane “switched” personalities? How was the EEG
used?
• Note Card 10: Discuss in depth the case study, using Eve’s case as an example (1 long
paragraph minimum)
INDIV. DIFFERENCES PSYCHOLOGY NOTE
CARDS 11-15
• Core Study 7.3: Billington et al (2007), Empathizing vs Systemizing/College Major
and Gender
• Note Card 11: Define Systemizing; Define Empathizing. What gender is associated with each
term? What two “quotients” are used?
• Note Card 12: Discuss the participants in Billington’s study?
• Note Card 13: Discuss at least 1 psychometric test used in the study; how was it scored?
• Note Card 14: Outline one reason why Billinton et al was conducted.
• Note Card 15: Evaluate at least two weaknesses of Billington et al.
INDIV. DIFFERENCES PSYCHOLOGY NOTE
CARDS 15-20
• Core Study 7.4: Veale & Riley (2001) BDD and Mirror Gazing
• Note Card 16: In Veale & Riley, who were the two groups of participants, and what were
they matched on?
• Note Card 17: Outline one reason why the V&R study was conducted.
• Note Card 18: Discuss the quantitative and qualitative data in V&R.
• Note Card 19: Outline one difference in behavior of the BDD patients compared to the
controls in the study.
• Note Card 20: How does BDD relate to Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia? What areas of
the body does BDD concern?