PSYC 1103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Critical Role, Twin Study, Tabula Rasa
26 Jan 2018
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Logical errors?- in terms of our constructs, have to be careful in defining constructs. Bias?- can come from experimenter, participants, etc. have to pay careful attention to ensure no bias. How well you can focus on one thing at a time. Easy to miss what you"re not looking for. Confirmation bias- interpret results as support for hypothesis, even if ambiguous; ignore alternatives. Research participant bias- behavior influenced by how they believe they are supposed to behave. Demand characteristics- cue that makes participants aware of what the experimenter expects to find. Exercise caution in applying group trends to individual experience. Placebo effect- participant"s expectations produce experimental outcome, even though no manipulation. Double-blind experiment: both participant and researcher are blind to the conditions that those experimented on are in. Modern view- understanding development as the pattern of change in human capabilities that occurs throughout the lifespan. Raising issue of environmental causes of behavior vs hereditary causes.
