PSYC 2000 Lecture : Lecture 1
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8/27/2015 4:08:00 pm: psychology and it"s history, scientific study of behavior and mental processes, behavior any action, mental processes perceptions, thoughts, feelings--latent constructs, not measurable by itself (ex. Explain: why is it happening, c. predict, will it happen again, if . then, d. control, how to modify it. Placebo effect expectations of participants can influence their behavior: experimental control groups, single blind study. Quasi-experimental designs: not considered true experiments because of the inability to randomly assign participants to the experimental and control groups. Research ethics: autonomy allow people to make their own decisions, informed consent, deception, debriefing, right to withdraw participation, beneficence maximize benefits while minimizing harm, monitor and intervene if something bad occurs, keep a participant"s data confidential. A single study is limited in the information. 8/27/2015 4:08:00 pm: nervous system, central nervous system brain, spinal cord, peripheral nervous system peripheral nerves (can be permanently damaged)
