How to Use Mind Matters




After you have installed the CD ROM according to the instructions, open Mind Matters and its Main Page (home page) opens. The following steps will take you to the specific activities that have been identified in the web resources with a



For example, if you saw the Mind Matters resource icon following text material, here are the steps you would take to locate the activity.

Example from: The Experiment: (1-F.html) in the text resources:

  • If all the subjects with bad driving records were placed in the experimental group and given nicotine, we could not be confident that it was the nicotine that caused the greater number of rear end collisions. However, if we know the groups start out the same, then any difference in the dependent variable has to be due to the effects of the independent variable.

  • Placebo: To control for the expectations associated with being a member of the experimental group, a placebo is often given
 
Another presentation of the scientific method using the example of bystander apathy.  
    location on disk: History and Methods/Science of Psychology/The Scientific Method.  
 
    Follow these steps to learn how to find this activity.  


Open Table of Contents on the HOME Page of the CD ROM "Mind Matters".

 
  Then

Click on the Appropriate Chapter Title or Topic (History and Methods).

 
  Then

Roll the Cursor over the SubHeading (The Science of Psychology) to Expose the Menu,
then click on the Title (The Scientific Method).

 
  Then

The Desired Activity Opens

 
   

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