PSY 113 Lecture Notes - Frontal Lobe, Central Nervous System, Peripheral Nervous System
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Psy 113 notes: quiz #1 research methods. Office hours 2:30-4:30 in new wing of chaffee. Bring index cards just in case pop quiz. Sakai/modules: study aids http//uri. sona-systems. com for psy surveys if any research projects are assigned iclicker channel 41. Psychology: the scientific study of mind and behavior. Takes place in natural habitat of subject without disrupting the natural behavior that is taking place: jane goodall. Low internal validity: whether or not observations/conclusions of subject were accurate: case studies tend to be retrospective, uncontrolled variables. Genie: possibly already mentally retarded/experienced other forms of abuse besides language deprivation: unsure of cause/effect. Low external validity: attempting to study one subject to learn about others. Genie may not be representative of other people. The kinsey study on human sexuality (1948, 1953: high external validity: n=20,000 (with chance of bias, internal validity: the truth of reported behavior.
