PSYC62H3 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Depressant, Glial Scar, Cerebral Circulation
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Id a lethal dose that only cause 1% of the subjects to die (ld1) and divide it by a dose that achieved a 99% therapeutic effect (ed99) describe very different therapeutic and lethal dose-effect curves. Psychoactive drugs: objective and subjective effects: objective effects pharmacological effects that can be directly observed by others can independently measure a drug"s effect (ex. Study designs and the assessment of psychoactive drugs: dependent variable study variable measured by a researcher usually consists of behavioral measures. Independent variables study conditions or treatments that may affect a dv whether the. Experimental validity: addressing the quality and impact of an experiment: experimental validity addresses the logical design of effective quality experimental studies. Internal validity adequacy of controlling variables that may influence a dv. External validity ability to extend findings beyond experimental conditions. Face validity a model appears similar to a disorder. Construct validity how well a study"s model approximates a disorder.
