PSYCH230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: List Of Memory Biases
18 Sep 2013
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Respect for human dignity: may be uncomfortable; e. g. reserach for eye witness testimony, make sure the person understands what is happening (debrief after the session) Respect for free and informed consent: you can decide whether you want to participate or not. Respect for vulnerable: very careful with children or autistic people etc. Respect for justice and inclusiveness: balance harms and benefits. Most eye witnesses events are stressful; research is stressful. We assume that the world is an "orderly" place where we can determine cause and effect relationships (e. g. we expect a chair to hold us) The order/goal is to understand something so that we can predict and/or control it: why do things happen/ trying to understand cause and effect. This requires testing hypothesis with studies that eliminate alternative explanations for result (i. e. eliminate bias) The extent to which effects of one variable on another variable approximately a true reflection of reality. Extent to which one can infer that one relationship.
