Part I. Visit the website, Are Placebo Effects Worth AnythingLinks to an externa

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Part I. Visit the website,
Are Placebo Effects Worth AnythingLinks to an external site.
Watch this video, and then answer the questions below:
Researchers must consider the relationship between the mind and the body. Long ago, individuals believed that they were separate, but today we know that they interact to produce experiences. What does the video say about the relationship between the two? Explain your response.
What must researcher do in their studies, given what they know about the mind-body relationship? Explain your response.
Knowing what we know about the mind-body relationship, do you think the methods that researchers use would be different if they were conducting correlational versus experimental research? (Hint: don’t say that they would be the same, and explain your response). J
When someone says that a person’s pain is “all in his/her head,” does that mean that the pain doesn’t exist? Why or why not? Part II. Click on ONE of the websites below. Learn about research in mental health. Choose one area, and answer the questions below. J
http://www.clinicaltrials.gov Keep up with the latest clinical trials conducted under the auspices of the National Institutes of Health. Search by disorder or condition.
http://www.nimh.nih.govLinks to an external site.
Here you will find reports of government-sponsored research about mental disorders and treatment.
What area of research did you choose?
Was the research correlational or experimental (if you can’t tell give your best guess), and what about the research makes you think it’s one over the other?
What were the variables in the study?
What was the outcome or results of the study? (If it’s an on-going study, then briefly describe research results in that area so far).
Would ever like to be a participant or subject in that research? Why or why not?
Are there opportunities to be a research assistant? If so, what does a student have to do to apply

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