Classic Psychology Experiments

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🗓️ 18 June 2024

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, we delve into classic psychology experiments –relevant to the Psych/Soc section of the MCAT.

We cover a range of significant studies, including Pavlov’s Dog, Harlow’s Monkey Study, Albert’s Bobo Doll Experiment, the Skinner Box Experiment, Asch’s Conformity (Line) Experiment, the Milgram Experiment, Watson’s Little Albert Experiment, Sherif’s Robbers Cave Study, and Seligman’s Learned Helplessness Dog Study. Additionally, we touch on rapid-fire cases like Zimbardo’s Prison Experiment, the Kitty Genovese case, and Phineas Gage’s story.

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[00:00] Introduction

[02:37] Pavlov’s Dog Experiment

[07:40] Harlow’s Monkey Study

[12:05] Albert’s Bobo Doll Experiment

[15:41] The Skinner Box Experiment

[24:12] Asch Conformity (Line) Experiment

[28:16] The Milgram Experiment

[36:01] Watson’s Little Albert Experiment

[39:10] Sherif’s Robbers Cave Study

[43:17] Seligman’s Learned Helplessness Dog Study

[46:14] Zimbardo’s Prison Experiment

[48:39] The Kitty Genovese case

[49:47] Phineas Gage’s story

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0:00.0	Welcome to MCAT Basics, your ultimate guide to the essential topics you need to master for the MCAT,
0:06.2	brought to you by the physicians at med school coach. Every week, Sam Smith breaks down high-yield
0:11.4	MCAT topics, ensuring you're primed for success on test day. Join Sam as we explore the most
0:17.1	crucial subjects outlined by the AAMC, pulled from official practice materials and third-party
0:22.2	resources. Get ready to elevate your MCAT game with topics tailored to maximize your score potential.
0:30.0	Hello, I'm Sam Smith. This episode is going to cover a few of the classic psychology experiments to know for the MCAT.
0:38.2	I'm going to talk about 12 different experiments in all.
0:41.3	That'll include things like Pavlov's dogs.
0:44.4	I'll talk about the Harlow Monkey Study.
0:47.2	I'll talk about the Ash Conformity Lion Experiment.
0:50.1	I'll talk about the Watson Little Albert experiment and a few more.
0:54.6	And what I'll do is I'll give you a little background on each of these experiments. I'll discuss some of the motivations behind the experiments. And then, of course, I'll talk about some of the takeaways, which is probably the most important part. And this material is going to show up on one out of the four MCAT sections. That's going to be the psych-sosch section. And what's interesting to me is that
1:11.6	many of these experiments could probably not be done today. Well, I would say definitely not done
1:16.5	today. A lot of them are pretty unethical according to today's standards. So just keep that in
1:21.4	mind as I talk about these things and hopefully you find this podcast helpful as well as interesting.
1:26.4	And what I've done in the show notes is I have listed off each of the experiments that I talk
1:30.8	about and put a time that you can skip to in the podcast if you just want to listen to one or two
1:36.3	of these experiments that you don't really understand well to get a better grip on it and do it,
1:41.0	just so you know that's available.
1:46.8	So as I said in this podcast, I'm going to cover 12 different major classic psychology
1:52.2	experiments that you should know for the MCAT.
1:54.4	And I definitely have seen these come up in the MCAT, so something that's important.
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