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studies of addiction require individuals to report how often they engage in the behaviour and their feelings when doing it, why is this an issue?

A

many addicts are reluctant/embarrassed to admit their addiction
recall may not be accurate (drug or alcohol addictions)

2
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studying addiction in a lab often lacks ecological validity, why is this an issue?

A

when participants are given a substance they are often given it in a different form
outside the usual environment - measured effects may not be accurate

3
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it can be difficult to obtain a representative sample for addiction research, why?

A

addicts by their nature are secretive about their addiction

4
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what problem do matched control groups have?

A

there are many non addicts who engage in addictive behaviours e.g. drinking alcohol

5
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as in matched pairs there are many non addicts who engage in addictive behaviour what can it be difficult to do?

A

accurately match variables

6
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from an ethical and practical view what can researchers not ask participants to do?

A

engage in addictive behaviours

7
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as researchers cant ask participants to engage in addictive behaviours what is there a lack of?

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control over extraneous variables

can reduce the validity of the research

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what does the use of non human animals allow us to do?

A

study the effects of drugs in ways not possible with humans

9
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why might non human animal studies not give insight into how humans become addicted?

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humans are subject to complex social and cognitive pressures that will not be experienced in the same way by an animal

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