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? .

and van Hasselt, V. On April 28, 2012 in Uncategorized. Cognitive Skills Programmes in Prisons. On March 25, 2012 in Uncategorized. Is Crime an Addiction? Some individuals continue their criminal behaviour even after they experienced the serious negative consequences of being caught.

Deception is sometimes needed in Psychology but only to a certain extent. There can be different levels of deception. Sometimes a researcher may just omit a few details of the study so that the participant will respond naturally to the study or the researcher could just completely lie about the purpose experiment. Does statistically significant mean there is definitely an effect? March 25, 2012. I decided to do my blog th.

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 .

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