PSYB32H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Rorschach Test, Projective Test, Statistical Significance
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Lecture 4: research methods in the study of abnormal behaviour. The research methods of abnormal: case study: historical and biographical information on a single individual. Example: john harlow and executive disorder (1848): in place of the diligent, dependable worker stood a foulmouthed and ill-mannered liar given to extravagant schemes that were never followed through. Gaga. : epidemiological research: study of the frequency and distribution of a disorder in a population; determines incidence, prevalence and risk factors. Prevalence: in epidemiological studies of a disorder, the percentage of a population that has the disorder at a given time. Incidence: in epidemiological studies of a particular disorder, the rate at which new cases occur in a given place at a given time. Risk factor: a condition or variable that, if present, increases the likelihood of developing a disorder: correlation method: measuring correlation; study of the relationship between two or more variables; variables are measured as they exist in nature.
