Psychology 2030A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Somatic Nervous System, Peripheral Nervous System, Autonomic Nervous System
3 Sep 2018
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Respect for persons; individuals in a study must be capable of making decisions about themselves. Beneficence; protect participants from harm and respect their wellbeing, maximize possible benefits while minimizing risks. Justice; fairness in distribution, injustice occurs when a benefit to which a person is entitled is denied without good reason or when an unnecessary burden is imposed. Research ethics boards (aka institutional review boards) must review studies and approve all research conducted on humans: based on tri-council policy statement which sets the standards for research ethics boards in canada. Nih: national institute of health; emphasizes that to fully understand health of a disease, it is important to conduct research at every level (from cell-society) Mental disorders can be understood by reviewing brain functioning, neurotransmitters, and molecular genetics. Brain stem: controls fundamental biological functions such as breathing: oldest part of the brain.
