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Psychology internal assessment proposal form —SL and HL Student name Anjalika Komatireddy Topic: Availability What topic does your research relate to? The research topic relates to availability ... heuristic. The availability heuristic is a phenomenon (which can result in a cognitive bias) in which people predict the frequency of an event, or a proportion within a population, based on how easily an example can be brought to mind. Which experiment are you replicating/modifying? Availability: a heuristic for judging frequency and probability (Study 8), Amos Tversky and Daniel Kahneman (1973) What research is your study based on? It is based on the concept that if something can be recalled, it must be important, or at least more important than alternative solutions that are not as readily recalled. Aim and hypotheses What is the aim of your research? The aim of my research was to show that estimates of frequency of occurence depend on availability. Research hypothesis Participants will recognize more famous people than nonfamous people based on the availability heuristic. Null hypothesis Recall is not influenced by how famous the people on the list are. Variables— use only one independent variable and one dependent variable Independent variable The fame of the male or female Dependent variable Ability to recall the names given Possible extraneous variables Gender Bias [Show More]
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