On April 27, 2012. Wrote a great blog for the previous batch. This demonstrates that you have understood how the results were derived and gives you more detail to critique. I suggest you check out this blog. One more blog to go! On March 23, 2012.

Therefore, should it be included in mental health books such as the DSM? More evidence is needed to support or refute the disorder particularly empirical evidence. The disorder was included under axis II of DSM-IV but will, most likely, be removed from the 5.

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.

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.

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.

However meta analysis is not necessarily a valid methodology because publication bias can occur from skewed data and the researcher is restricted in what research they can use as it must be quantitative for a meta analysis to be conducted. This entry was posted on April 25, 2012. Writing questionnaires is not as easy as first perceived. Leading question must be avoided to gua.

Furthermore, there are several advantages to animal testing including that it is inexpensive, it is proven to be an effective method and due to it meaning that humans do not have to undergo potentially dangerous tests. However, despite all this, is it really fair that we subject hanimals to possible pain and distress purely for our own benefit? March 23, 2012. 8211; Positive Individual Traits.

Dementia; The Media vs Science. The Humanistic approach to Psychology. Participants who played the first pe.

How do thoughts affect emotion? Clearly this study discovered some interesting findings. The unknowing participant had no idea they were injected with adrenaline and so put all the emotion they felt down to the fact they were just having a really good time, whereas the second participant knew exactly what was happening.

A similar result was found from studies of scholars, artists and athletes who were at the top of their respective fields.