PSYC 100 Lecture Notes - Fall 2018 Lecture 2 - Probability distribution, Canadian Psychological Association, Informed consent

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 100
• Professor: Jordan Poppenk

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Psyc 100 lecture #2 research methods. Locked-in syndrome: a condition caused by damage to nerve fibres in the brain, that leaves the victim able to cognitively function but is unable to act/show behaviour. At western, for example, they ask patients with locked-in syndrome to think of a house or tennis game to communicate yes" or no". Reading these scans then go into a model and decide the answer from the visual information graphed on a monitor. Researchers start with small, simple questions with the aim of the questions to become more complex and require greater cognitive communication. An example of these impactful questions could be do you remember who i am? from a family member. As important as these questions are, it"s important that psychological researcher"s use the correct approach in running experiments. An example of not getting it right" in research ethics baby albert and the rat.