What Biological Measures Can Tell Us About Psychological Constructs

Dr. Michael Ennis 
Faculty, Psychology Department, CSU, Chico 

Dr. Ennis, who has a PhD in Psychobiology, is interested in building bridges between the two disciplines.  He begins by discussing the difficulty of accurately measuring such psychological phenomena as intelligence and anxiety, and then explains how the use of biological measures can increase measurement validity and provide information about unconscious processes.  The three measurement tools Dr. Ennis presents are endocrine and immune measures, psychophysiology measures, and facial electromyography. 

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Recorded: February 15, 2013