PSYC 1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Pellagra, Dependent And Independent Variables, Phineas Gage

• School: University of Denver
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1001
• Professor: Weisbuch Max

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Anecdotes : some theory that has other studies. Can provide a vivid anecdote for someone"s theory. Can lead to entire shifts in scientific thinking. Case studies : referred to in initial to protect anonymity. Could remember all the facts but couldn"t remember any experiences. Episodic memories : remembering an experience, events. Sm : can"t feel fear after amygdala destruction. Couldn"t identify fear on other people"s faces. Can you isolate fear to one area of the brain. No way to tell if same effects would occur on one individual and another. Got a iron rod shot through his cheek and head. Free of pain and all senses intact. First patient to suggest a link between personality and the frontal lobes. Frontal lobe damage and possibly some outside of the frontal lobes. Rich, qualitative data helps provide in-depth understanding. Vivid illustrations that can generate scientific theories. Heavy reliance on retrospective and self-report data.