Cambridge International A Level · Psychology (9990)

Perry et al. (personal space): Practice Questions

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Question 1

1 mark

In the study by Perry et al. (personal space), which hormone was administered to participants to investigate its effect on their preferred interpersonal distance from others?

Question 2

1 mark

In Experiment 1 of the study by Perry et al. (personal space), which investigated the effects of oxytocin on interpersonal distance using a computerised task, what specific result was found regarding participants in the low-empathy group?

Question 3

1 mark

In Experiment 1 of the study by Perry et al., the researchers found a significant interaction between empathy levels and the administration of oxytocin (OT). Which statement accurately describes this interaction regarding preferred interpersonal distance from a stranger?

Question 4

2 marks

State the two primary psychological concepts, aside from social hormones, that Perry et al. (personal space) investigated in relation to interpersonal distance.

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Question 5

3 marks

Outline the procedure used by Perry et al. to manipulate the social hormone variable in their experiments.

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Question 6

5 marks

Explain one reason why using a computerised task, rather than a real-life encounter, to measure personal space in Experiment 1 of the Perry et al. study may affect the ecological validity of the findings.

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Question 7

3 marks

In the study by Perry et al. (personal space), researchers utilized two distinct experiments to measure interpersonal distance.

(a) Describe the computerized version of the Comfortable Interpersonal Distance Scale (CID) used in Experiment 1. [2]
(b) Explain how the procedure in Experiment 2 (the Rooms task) differed from Experiment 1 in terms of how participants chose their preferred distance. [1]

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Question 8

5 marks

The study by Perry et al. (personal space) investigated the interaction between social hormones and psychological traits.

(a) Identify the hormone administered to participants and the method used to ensure a controlled comparison of its effects. [2]
(b) Describe the role of empathy as a variable in this study and explain how it influenced the results regarding interpersonal distance when the hormone was administered. [3]

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