Monthly Archives: October 2011

Ethics are a very important factor to consider when forming a psychological experiment. There are many things to take into account. There is the obvious such as will the participant be harmed either physically or emotionally, to the more tricky … Continue reading →

Although UK Law heavily regulates animal testing and suggests using other means if possible, it also requires it within the medical world. It states that any new drug must be tested on at least two different species of live mammal … Continue reading →

As soon as psychology started to gain scientific relevance, so started the debate over how it was most appropriate to describe behavior and the human mind. This sparked the still continuing debate, Structuralism vs. Functionalism. Structuralism was first introduced by … Continue reading →