PSYCHOLOGY AND SCIENCE Chapter 2
ADHD Symptoms of Inattention Making careless mistakes Not following instructions Easily distracted Symptoms of Hyperactivity Fidgeting Leaving seat Running about Talking excessively Controversies 1.Diagnoses 2.Treatment (Ritalin) 3.Long-term effects
RESEARCH METHODS Survey – way to obtain information by asking a fixed set of questions What to ask? Who to ask? Case Study – in-depth analysis of thoughts, feelings, beliefs, experiences, behaviors or problems of singe individuals Testimonial; Self-fulfilling Prophecy Experiment – method for identifying cause and effect under set of rules and guidelines to reduce error, bias, or chance Placebo Effect
CORRELATION Association of occurrence between two or more events Coefficient – range between negative one and positive one - zero is no relationship Causation Clues Predictions
TECHNIQUE AND SETTING Techniques Questionnaire/Interview Standardized Tests Lab Experiments Animal Models Setting Naturalistic Normal environment Observation Laboratory Systematic Controlled conditions
SCIENTIFIC METHOD Ask – hypothesize Identify – variables Choose – random selection Assign – placebo Manipulate – double-blind Measure – statistical data Analyze – correlation
ETHICS Code of ethics Debriefing Institutional Review Board Ethics Review Test (online) Deception Self-fulfilling prophecy Double-blind procedure