conductivity

Examples of conductivity in the following topics:

• Disruptive, Impulse-Control, and Conduct Disorders

  • Disruptive, impulse-control, and conduct disorders are characterized by disturbances in behavioral and emotional self-regulation.
  • In 2013, the 5th revision to the DSM (DSM-5) added a chapter on disruptive, impulse-control, and conduct disorders.
  • In this manner, a treatment would serve to address many of the possible triggers of conduct problems.
  • Many pregnancy and birth problems are related to the development of conduct problems; however, strong evidence for causation is lacking.
  • Conduct and oppositional defiant disorders are often seen in childhood, and involve a range of anti-social symptoms.

• Defining Learning

  • Ivan Pavlov conducted a famous study involving dogs in which he trained (or conditioned) the dogs to associate the sound of a bell with the presence of a piece of meat.
  • Skinner researched operant conditioning by conducting experiments with rats in what he called a "Skinner box."

• Ethical Guidelines for Human Research

  • The 1961 Milgram experiments examining obedience to authority figures was a notable series of social psychology experiments conducted by Yale University psychologist Stanley Milgram.
  • IRBs often conduct some form of risk-benefit analysis in an attempt to determine whether or not research should be done, and must approve any experiments done within the organizations they represent.
  • At most colleges and universities, this is conducted by the IRB.
  • Ethical guidelines present a way for a researcher to balance moral issues when conducting research or experiments on human subjects.

• Basic Principles of Operant Conditioning: Skinner

  • Research regarding this principle of learning was first conducted by Edward L.
  • Skinner's most famous research studies were simple reinforcement experiments conducted on lab rats and domestic pigeons, which demonstrated the most basic principles of operant conditioning.
  • He conducted most of his research in a special cumulative recorder, now referred to as a "Skinner box," which was used to analyze the behavioral responses of his test subjects.

• Stages of the Action Potential

  • After the brain has processed the information, neural impulses are then conducted from the brain and spinal cord to muscles and glands, which is the resulting motor output.
  • Saltatory conduction is faster than continuous conduction.

• Heuristics and Cognitive Biases

  • A researcher is conducting a clinical study that requires her to screen participants for mental illnesses.
  • For example, you are conducting a study in which you are examining the occurrence of men versus women who choose careers as scientists.
  • In reality, statistically meaningless data or null findings are common, which is why researchers typically conduct multiple studies to examine their research questions.

• Obedience

  • The Milgram experiment on obedience to authority figures (1963) was a series of social psychology experiments conducted by Yale University psychologist Stanley Milgram.
  • The experiments involved a "teacher" who conducted the experiment, a participant, and a confederate who pretended to be a volunteer.
  • The Stanford prison experiment was a study, conducted by Philip Zimbardo at Stanford University in 1971, of the psychological effects of becoming a prisoner or prison guard and.

• Careers in Psychology

  • Health psychology concerns itself with understanding how biology, behavior, and social context influence health and illness; health psychologists generally work alongside other medical professionals in clinical settings, although many also teach and conduct research.
  • Some may become full-time or adjunct faculty at universities, while others may take on faculty positions that are exclusively devoted to conducting research, or a combination of the two.

• Brain Imaging Techniques

  • The disadvantage of EEG is that the electric conductivity—and therefore the measured electrical potentials—may vary widely from person to person and also over time, due to the natural conductivities of other tissues such as brain matter, blood, and bones.

• Reasoning

  • We use many mental shortcuts when conducting inductive, deductive, abductive, and analogous reasoning to find a solution to a problem.