PSYCH230 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Psychopathy, Attachment Theory, Cognitive Psychology

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH230
• Professor: John Rempel

Document Summary

Applied research what info gathered has a direct application, want to understand because has implications for how we work. Testing and assessment how extensive is the mental illness, how does it express itself, etc. Law more between law and intervention, than with researchers. Not fair to change the rules every time there"s a new person/case needs consistency, change occurs (but very slowly and in small steps), people trust the system to fair and consistent. Contrast here on decision-making, we give people the right to be able to do stuff that the rest of the people can"t do in order to achieve goals. Makes some sense, evidence can be bolstered by data, helps to have a good lawyer/advocate who has the knowledge and done the research. Prescriptive - describes what people should do: or rather, what they should not do here is what is expected of you. Ideographic operates on a case by case basis.