PSYC 110 Study Guide - Schizophrenia, Homeostasis, Neurotransmitter
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Ch. 2 research methods in-depth observation of one subject ex. one person, one living organism testing relationship between variables. Range from -1. 00 to + 1. 00 conducted in an environment where behavior naturally occurs ex. sitting in an airport and watching what goes on or ppl act at parties. Testing predictive hypotheses- educated guesses about relationships b/w variables. Correlational studies- the strong the corr coeff is to -1. 00 or +1. 00 the stronger the correlation or more related the variables are. Cause--------> effect / outcome (other factors that occur) Guidelines for human research set by institutional review board (irbo at each university or college) Looks @ pictures for half second, close eyes, how long image stays in. Memory- system responsible for receiving, encoding, organizing, altering, and retrieving information. Encoding- converting information that allows it to be retained (changed into usable form) Sensory memory- holds exact record of incoming info for few seconds or less.
