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Psyc chap1

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what is psychology the scientific study of behavior and mental processes. Animals and humans too.
We use systematic methods to what? 1. observe2. describe3.predict4.explain
what is behavior behavior is everything and anything that can be observed. we infer
what do we look at with mental processes thoughts, feelings, motives, proble, solving
metal processes cannot be what? seen or observed directly
philosphy is what the way we reason things out
psychology is what is the evidence to be able to back up what we think
four attitudes: 1. curosity: what we want to know2. objectivity3. skeptiscism4.willingness to think critically
Darwins idea our behavior is adaptive. were more likely to survive. because of our brain we can adapt
Wilhem Wundt december 1879; University of Leipzig; created first psychological lab in germany.
what did Wilhem Wundt study? he studied reaction time; quicker reaction times;
hisory is initally very physilogicaly based.
intellegence sums up your what? sensory abilities
anthopormorphic data: assesing data based on physical charateristics
evolutionary psychologists: foucus on adaptivitity of our behaviors. based on Darwin. why we are here
Sigmund Freuds idea (1800-1900) an unconscious drives our behavior. unsure of why we do things. first to make theory he made
B.F.Skinner we are what we do: behaviorist. is you act like a jerk, you are a jerk. change your behavior.
congaitive psychologist we can know what is in peoples mind. it does matter. we want to know how people solve problems.
humanistic psychologists people are inherently good and strive to become better. be all that you can be.
who are some examples of humanistic psychologists? Abraham Maslow and carl Rodgers
sociocultural psych. ind. cultures dictate what is normal, adaptive, acceptable. look at the differences.
neuropsychologists how are our brain and nervous system enhances our behavior, motion and thought
theory grand statement. organizes facts
hypothesis test a theory. testable question
how do we research? 1. desrciptive research2.correlation research3. experimental
descriptive research basic level. observing and recording info about behavior. not experiment!
list the types of descriptive research 1. obervational2.Surveys and interviews3. Standardize tests4. case studies
Standardized tests are what written or oral; scored for 1 overall score; relative to others; many not predict behavior in nontest situations; assumes behavior or trait is consistent/ stable.
case studies look at what in depth at individual or a group.
cases studies usually are biographys
who had the first case study? Sigmond Froud
what is a negative on case study few people dont have enough information to study certain events. example: school shooters
case studies give insight to rare behaviors
what is a correlation research looks for relationship between two varibles, factors or charateristics
correlation is? causation.
what is an experimental research carefully regulation= controlled
what are two variables of experimental research 1. independant2. dependant
what is an independant variable? you can change it; hope it will cause dependant to do something different
dependant variable? affected by the IV
two types of experiments: 1. experimental group2. controlled group
what is experimental gp? gp. that "gets something"
controlled group? everything same except for the thing the experimental group gets
what are random assignments the way you can make groups equal before you manipulate the indepadant variable.
blind and double blind experiments we dont know, neither do the experimentors
experimenter bias wording effects
participant bias know what study is about and help out
confound: something that could happen and explain the results
Created by: Moll289
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