1: History and Science of Psychology
Application Question
Read the article, “To Do or to Have.” Download “To Do or to Have.”
Then answer the following questions. Upload your answers to Canvas as a Word (.doc or .docx) or PDF file by the deadline. If the link does not work, click the arrow next to it, to download.
What is the purpose of this study? (hint: read the section “The Present Studies”)
What is the relationship between materialistic orientation and life satisfaction?
From Paragraph 1 under Study 1, what is the independent variable? What is the dependent variable?
The authors mention a potential issue with social desirability for the results of Study 1. Explain what they mean.
Summarize the relationship in Figure 1 between annual income and happiness from experiential versus material purchases.
What is a potential ethical risk for the respondents in the study?
What one methodological change/addition would you make to this study and WHY? (can’t say “none” or obvious potential changes such as larger sample, increased diversity, different age group, or obtaining follow-up measures at a later time).