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.

On February 25, 2014. On December 11, 2013. The appropriateness of children reading fairy tales. Some caregivers are concerned about the possible negative effects the brutal ending of some fairy tales could have on children, and they think a more gentle ending should be appropriate.

But of course, like everything else ever in the discussion of ethics, this issue is very much a double edged sword. A prepared speech I listened to in POPPS a few weeks ago raised several points you could use to argue that the SONA system is highly unethical and should be stopped etc.

Please, please, please make sure your blog is relevant to research methods, and contains an argument. Some blogs have been merely descriptive in nature, and these blogs are not attracting particularly high grades. As always, if you want individual feedback on your blogs, then I am happy to discuss this in class. Have a good Easter! .

With exams coming up we are all hard at work with revision and how to make the best out of the time we have.

Common method variance is a threat to construct validity within psychological research, in particular studies involving self-reports such as questionnaires, surveys and interviews. Common method variance refers to variance attributable to measurement method, rather than to the constructs purportedly represented by the measures. This is problematic because it may inflate or deflate the correlation among the research variables threatening the validity of the conclus.

Last week I found a list of the top ten unethical experiments that had been done throughout the many years of Psychology that involved humans and animals. Out of the list there was one such study that I found to be particularly interesting, and surprising that such an experiment was ever aloud to be conducted.

Sleep or no sleep? April 29, 2012. Having only got five hours sleep on a cold floor last night I decided to write this weeks blog on sleep deprivation. As many students have discovered sleep deprivation is a common occurrence due to a hectic social life and many deadlines and assignment s, this got me to thinking what are the effects of this on our performance and general health? Archives of Internal Medicine. However Panksepp used very u.