frame

Examples of frame in the following topics:

• Understanding Concepts

  • A frame is a context for understanding or interpretation.
  • In the process of framing, the information being presented is based on the same facts, but the ‘frame' in which it is presented changes, thus creating different perception.
  • We do not look at an event and then "apply" a frame to it; rather we see the world itself through our pre-existing frames.
  • Frames are generally considered in one of two ways: as frames in thought, consisting of the mental representations, interpretations, and simplifications of reality; and as frames in communication, consisting of the communication of frames between different actors.
  • People only become aware of the frames they use when something forces them to replace one frame with another, or the frame is explicitly called to attention.

• Decision Making

  • The framing effect is a phenomenon that affects how people make decisions.
  • This choice was then presented to participants either with positive framing (how many people would live) or negative framing (how many people would die), as delineated here: Positive framing: "Treatment A will save 200 lives; Treatment B has a 33% chance of saving all 600 people and a 66% chance of saving no one."
  • Negative framing: "Treatment A will let 400 people die; Treatment B has a 33% chance of no one dying and a 66% chance of everyone dying."
  • Treatment A was chosen by 72% of participants when it was presented with positive framing, but only by 22% of participants when it was presented with negative framing, despite the fact that it was the same treatment both times.
  • The framing effect has a huge impact on how people make decisions.

• Circadian Rhythms

  • This frame may be slightly different depending on whether you are a "morning person" or a "night person."

• Reasoning

  • Framing: viewing a need in the real world as a problem that can be worked on solving

• Nature vs. Nurture

  • Developmental psychologists will often use the biopsychosocial model to frame their research: this model states that biological, psychological, and social (socio-economical, socio-environmental, and cultural) factors all play a significant role in human development.

• Defining Intelligence

  • In today's psychological landscape, intelligence can be very generally defined as the capacity to learn from experiences and adapt to one's environment, but thanks to the many different theories of intelligence that have been developed over the last century or so, there are many different frames in which to discuss it.

• Surveys and Interviews

  • The way a question is written can confuse a participant or bias their response, and poorly framed or ambiguous questions will likely result in meaningless responses with very little value.