A Thread For Questions

[samikk]

thanks dude lol this is like the 8th time uve helped lol ur a champion

[vexx]

thanks dude lol this is like the 8th time uve helped lol ur a champion

haha i don't mind -- it's good revision

[d0minicz]

hey sorry to bother once again but i was flipping through my book its really doesnt touch much on the affects of ageing on memory

did you have a more specific question or shall i just summarise it?

basically, memory decline from aging is due to three main factors:
* CNS functioning slowing down
* Lack of confidence in memory
* Lack of motivation

These affect STM/Working memory:
* Simultaneous and Complex tasks are affected, whereas simple tasks are not.
* Rate and speed of processing declines

Also affect LTM:
* Procedural memories are the least affected
* Declarative memories are affected, semantic has no apparent decline whereas episodic does.
* Older people do not encode information with as much detail nor as precisly as younger people.

I don't think i have forgetting anything but Hope this helps.

how about shrinking of the frontal lobes which play a role in STM functioning

[vexx]

how about shrinking of the frontal lobes which play a role in STM functioning

oh yeah that's what i forgot, less neural activity in the frontal lobes of people over 60.

[berryy]

hey guys
was wondering...
1)when can you make generalisations?
2)when can you make conclusions?

ty

[mypurpleundercracka]

^^^


from my understanding

a conclusion is a two step procedure involving the acceptance or rejection of a hypothesis (which requires careful consideration of any extraneous variables). If no confounding variables exist than the results also if statistically significant can be applied to a wider population (generalization)

[berryy]

and does anyone know whether confidentiality was breach or not with lil alberts case?
some exams say it was and some say it wasnt

[d0minicz]

it was- we know his name =]

[vexx]

it was- we know his name =]

yep and there is pictures and videos of him.

i've had problems with this as some trial exams say it's not, but i did the VCAA 2005 yesterday and it said that confidentiality is definitely accepted.

[Glockmeister]

it was- we know his name =]

yep and there is pictures and videos of him.

i've had problems with this as some trial exams say it's not, but i did the VCAA 2005 yesterday and it said that confidentiality is definitely accepted.

VCAA is VCAA. If they say so, then it's what it is.

That said, I'd disagree with the confidentiality being a major problem. I mean, there are many people called Albert, so that's not necessarily an issue (if his name is even Albert). Yeah, the video and pictures may be a problem, but you'd could argue that the experiment required photos to be taken or something...

What I'm trying to get at is that is there's probably better answers to that question out there (if it is a short answer question) than confidentiality. Something like informed consent, or beneficence. The important thing is being able to justify your opinion, rather than just regurgitating answer. This is particularly important in these ethics questions.

[ross huggard]

it was- we know his name =]

yep and there is pictures and videos of him.

i've had problems with this as some trial exams say it's not, but i did the VCAA 2005 yesterday and it said that confidentiality is definitely accepted.

VCAA is VCAA. If they say so, then it's what it is.

That said, I'd disagree with the confidentiality being a major problem. I mean, there are many people called Albert, so that's not necessarily an issue (if his name is even Albert). Yeah, the video and pictures may be a problem, but you'd could argue that the experiment required photos to be taken or something...

What I'm trying to get at is that is there's probably better answers to that question out there (if it is a short answer question) than confidentiality. Something like informed consent, or beneficence. The important thing is being able to justify your opinion, rather than just regurgitating answer. This is particularly important in these ethics questions.

psychological harm to the participant is the most obvious one isnt it?
little albert was subject to treatment that possibly resulted in his well-being being harmed

[TrueLight]

hm lol interrupt here

i think we did not sure... do you guys learn about the harry harlow experiments? with the rhesus monkeys?

[mypurpleundercracka]

hm lol interrupt here

i think we did not sure... do you guys learn about the harry harlow experiments? with the rhesus monkeys?

the learning set? yah

[TrueLight]

um yeah... lol it was about human development and "contact comfort" and he also isolated the monkeys looking at depression and loneliness...some fcked up stuff... and he saw that it always clung to cloth wired mother.. and when they were isolated they were all psychotic and stuff... real cruel stuff that wouldn't be approved by an ethics commitee nowadays..

[hpak]

um yeah... lol it was about human development and "contact comfort" and he also isolated the monkeys looking at depression and loneliness...some fcked up stuff... and he saw that it always clung to cloth wired mother.. and when they were isolated they were all psychotic and stuff... real cruel stuff that wouldn't be approved by an ethics commitee nowadays..

Nope, it's a different Harry Harlow experiment with rhesus monkeys to what 3/4 VCE Psychology looks at.
In VCE they look at an experiment on learning set (or 'learning how to learn') - which is a transfer in the skills obtained from one learning scenario to another, similar learning scenario to ultimately improve or hinder the learning ability. There's not a huge amount of information out there about it.

The one you're talking about I'm pretty sure is part of the unit 1 psychology course though. And yes, it was terribly cruel