Psychology20

MajorProject#1
ResearchMethodsinPsychology
Awakenings
Due:
Inthisfilm,anewdoctorfindshimselfwithawardfullofcomatosepatients.Heis
disturbedbythemandthefactthattheyhavebeencomatosefordecadeswithno
hopeofanycure.Whenhefindsapossiblechemicalcurehegetspermissiontotry
itononeofthem.Whenthefirstpatientawakes,heisnowanadulthavinggone
intoacomainhisearlyteens.Thefilmthendelightsinthenewawarenessofthe
patientsandthenonthereactionsoftheirrelativestothechangesinthenewly
awakened.
Part18marks
Thisfilmprovidesanopportunitytolookatsomeofthemanymethodswhichare
usedbypsychologists.Viewthefilm.Identifyandexplain,withspecificexamples
fromthefilm,eachofthefollowingtypesofresearchusedbythehospital
personnel.Note:theseexamplesmaybeportrayedasanentireprocess,orinpart.

CaseStudy

ObservationalResearch

Interviews

ExperimentalResearch
Part26marks
UsingtheconceptsfromtheResearchMethodologiesinSocialPsychology
powerpoint,choose3conceptsyouseeevidentinthefilm(forexample:variables,
independentvariable,dependentvariable,sample,experimentalgroup,control
group).Foreach,definetheconcept,describethesceneinthefilmwhereyou
believetheconceptappearsandhowitisanexampleoftheconcept.
Part34marks
Inthefilmtherearemanyexamplesofethicalissuesinrelationtotheeldopamine
experiment.Choose2conceptsoutofthefollowing:confidentiality,informed
consent,debriefing,bias.Onceagain,aswellasdefiningtheconcepts,describethe
sceneinwhichtheconceptisfoundandhowitisanexampleofthatconcept.
Part47marks
Inawelldevelopedparagraph,apage,discussyouropinionsonthefollowing
issuesbyusingexamplesfromthefilmtosupportyourideas:
DoyoubelievethattheexperimentusedinthemovieAwakeningswas
ethical?

Remembertoconsiderthefollowingquestions:
Whatdoeshumanetreatmentmean?
Wastheexperimentworththerisksanddamages?
Whataboutunforeseenorunpredictableoutcomes?