PSY240H5 Lecture : PSY240 Lecture 2- The research endeavor/ Assessing andd diagnosing abnormality.docx
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Challenges in conducting research in abnormal psych. Abnormal behaviors and feelings are difficult to measure. Observers reports can be biased person can have more abnormalities that may not be observed. Most forms of abnormality have multiple causes. Have to have a testable hypothesis what is it that you want to understand. As predicted there is a relationship or effect it has been confirmed. Prediction is incorrect if you find non relationship that would be a null hypothesis. Detailed histories of individual who suffered some form of psych disorder. Try and understand the experiences of single individual. Use this bc sometimes certain disorders can be very rare. Rare case of having a tumor and how it develops to diff psych symptoms. Rich and unique detail about an individual. Usually only way to study rare problems. Correlation coefficient a statistic that ranges from +1 to -1, shows strength or association bn variables.
