In an article in the New Scientist magazine, published 21. April 2012, it was said that addicts can be taught to forget their addiction. The article states that exposing people to drug-related cues without actually supplying the drug can reduce the addiction, but only if the memory of addiction in the addict is retrieved first.

Last blog, end of year one. Well guys, you are at the end of year one. Congratulations on your efforts with the final round of blogging. Generally the quality was really good. I genuinely think you have all shown improvement during this course, and hopefully you all feel that you have progressed too. I look forward to reading your reports and seeing what you are all now capable of. Good luck with your exams,. Thoughts while marking blog 4.

Unable to think of a Blog topic i decided to randomly open my research methods textbook and write my blog on whatever came up. I think I got off luckily. Consent and informed consent is one of the most important ethical guidelines in psychological research. There are 8 main principles which need to be met in order to claim informed consent they are;. 1 The porpoise, procedures and estimated duration should be provided. 8 Participants should be given contac.

Does correlation show causality? Furthermore a correlation could for example, show that people who smoke are averagely thinner. But there is no way to know if smoking actually causes people to be thinner. There could be a number of unaccounted for variables that could be the cause. For example it may be that people who smoke take more exercise to avoid even more of a health risk lifestyle. Or perhaps even are more concerned about their weight.

Intentionally killing someone is an extreme act to carry out. Even during wars soldiers can become traumatised by the killing of another human being, it goes against everything we are taught not to do as grow older, however, in a war it is often acceptable and soldiers are trained to cope with that environment. Is being an obese pregnant mother just as damaging as smoking or drinking whilst pregnant? It might be reliable but is it valid? .

Thanks for dropping by psuf50! Take a look around and grab the RSS feed. Do rewards really motivate us in the future? Mdash; 5 Comments. You would expect rewards to improve future behaviour, especially in young children. However, this idea has long been rejected in psychology, with the main belief being that although they sometimes work, they can also backfire. This effect has also been shown to occur amon.

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Lecturers are constantly seeking to find plagiarism in students work. However there is a set back to them trying to do this as not all plagiarism is deliberate. It has even been found in research that unconscious plagiarism is a rather common memory weakness, which is present in everyday cognitive functioning. When it comes to generalisation, it is one of .

Published April 28, 2012. Deception is a common issue in psychological research.

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