Psychology 2040A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Ecological Systems Theory, Ethology, Structured Interview

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2040A/B
• Professor: Terry Biggs

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30 min observation divided 120 times into 15 seconds: observer waches target person and checks off behaviours during each interval. Interviewer depends on verbal ability and expressiveness: to minimize these problems, skills interviewers word questions carefully, also watch for cues that participant may not have understood question. Involuntary activities of the autonomic ns (changes in hr, bp, respiration, pupil dilation) are highly sensitive to psychological state: ex. 2. 2: 2 most frequently used detect changes in electrical activity in the cerebral cortex brain"s outer layers which play centre roll in complex mental functions attention, perception, memory, language, reasoning, planning, problem solving. In an eeg, researchers examine brainwave patterns for stability and organization: erps detect the general location of brainwave activity. The clinical, or case study method: clinical / case study method brings together wide range of info on one child including interviews, observations, test scores, and neurobiological measures. Methods for studying culture: ethnography descriptive, qualitative technique.