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Unit 1 Chapter 2 Section2

Explore the concept of self-fulfilling prophecy in research and the problems it poses. Discover the solutions of single-blind and double-blind experiments. Learn about the famous Milgram Experiment and the placebo effect.

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Unit 1 Chapter 2 Section2

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  1. Unit 1Chapter 2Section2 Problems and Solutions in Research Mr.Young

  2. Self-Fulfilling Prophecy • A situation in which a researcher’s expectations influence that person’s own behavior, and thereby influence the participants behavior

  3. Avoiding Self-fulfilling prophecy • Two different experiments • Single-blind experiment- • Double-Blind Experiment

  4. Single-Blind Experiment • An experiment in which the participants are unaware of which participants received the treatment

  5. Double-Blind Experiment • an experiment in which neither the experimenter nor the participants know which participants received which treatment

  6. The Milgram Experiment • Wanted to see if people would administer shock just because an authority figure was present • Perfect example of a single-blind experiment because the participants were unaware that they were not administering a shock

  7. The Placebo Effect • A change in a participant’s illness or behavior that results from a belief that the treatment will have an effect rather than from the actual treatment

  8. Placebo Effect in Action • http://www.youtube.com/embed/H9C8al3rWDQ

  9. Single-Blind ExperimentExperimental Group

  10. The Real Drugs

  11. Placebo Group

  12. Sugar Pills (Yeah)

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