Discuss how social or cultural factors affect one cognitive process

The 30 Million Word Gap
Hart and Risley (1995) showed a correlation with the acquisition of language and the social status of a family. Children born into wealthier families showed considerably larger vocabularies and variations in words. Language, a cognitive process, was directly influenced by the parent’s income group. A linear extrapolation from data showed that a child in a working-class family will have accrued 13 million more words than a child in a welfare family. Extrapolation, of course, is always risky.

Limitations

 * This wasn’t a controlled experiment. Rather, it was an observational study. There is no evidence that the social class directly causes a discrepancy in vocab. It is clear there was an influence, however.


 * Also, the sample size was very limited, limited to personal contacts in a certain preschool (Turner House).

Jesse
 * This study also suffers from the Hawthorne Effect. The subjects were aware they were being recorded and may have changed their behavior accordingly.

Another article on language
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Jane Doe

A very informative study about memory
Wood (2007). This is a description of a very informative study about memory. Try to follow this format because this format is great. I enjoy writing stuff to help my fellow IB Psychology peers. It is currently 6:09 PM.

Strengths (Heading 4)

 * Good study.
 * Very good study.

Limitations (Heading 4)
John Doe
 * Bad study
 * Very bad study