Unit+1+-+Methods+and+Approaches

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[|Methods and Approaches Unit Overview.doc]

=Placebo = (from NPR Radiolab) With new research demonstrating the startling power of the placebo effect, this hour of Radiolab examines the chemical consequences of belief and imagination. Could the best medicine be no medicine at all? We take stock of the pharmacy in our brains, consider the symbolic power of the doctor coat, and visit the tent of a self-proclaimed faith healer. Listen to the Podcast here: []

Eric Mead: The Magic of the Placebo
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Ethics
In case any of you are really interested in the topic of ethics in psychology, I've pasted in a link to the full APA document "The Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct" (drafted in 2002). The first major ethical guidelines by the APA were adopted in 1973 - this is the current version of the general guidelines. The Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct

Research Methods videos
These would be good to watch as a review of major concepts from the unit before you take the unit test.

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