PSYB45H3 Lecture 2: Lecture 2.docx
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The impact that is agreed upon by more than one person. Objective: when doing research, it"s important to agree upon something by more than. Subjective: trying to understand the psychological impact a person has due to a o medication. o. Problems: two people can have the same impact but they might have trouble o communicating their feelings. When you describe what it"s like to feel anxious, it will never be the same as how someone else feels when they"re anxious. Dv: what we"re interested in/what we want to see a change in. Correlational vs experimental: causality is the biggest difference. Placebo: expectation you"re going to get better because you"re doing something. Single-blind procedures: doctor is aware of the affiliation of the patient & which group. Double-blind procedures: both doctors and patients are unaware of their group. Plasma membrane: separation of two different environments and controls material exchanges. Afferent neurons (sensory neurons): info coming towards the brain.
