PSYC 1020H Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Reward System, Little Albert Experiment, Dependent And Independent Variables
9 Dec 2016
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What makes an experiment: manipulation of factors, control, random assignment of participants to conditions. Dependent variable- factor that may change in response to an independent variable the. Confounding (nuisance) variables- a factor other than you iv that may be responsible for mediating the effect on the dv. Whe(cid:374) you"re desig(cid:374)i(cid:374)g an experiment, potential things that could change your results without considering confounding variables, conclusions could end up being inaccurate. Only interpret your findings on the data you have available. Three basic core assumptions of behaviour: anti-mentalism. Whatever goes on in the mind is irrelevant for behaviour. Whe(cid:374) psy(cid:272)hology first arose, just fo(cid:272)used o(cid:374) (cid:271)eha(cid:448)iour, (cid:449)as(cid:374)"t i(cid:374)terested i(cid:374) a(cid:374)ythi(cid:374)g i(cid:374) the mind, or how people think or feel. Stimulus organism response: similar processes observed across all species. Reflexes in species to being shocked: learning and experience experiences that shape who you become. Response: is any movement or change in the organism that can be:
