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Question | Answer |
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1879 | William wundt opened first psy. lab |
behavioral therapy | early learning shape behaviors as adults how is aggression learned rewarded reinforced |
psychdynamic | conflicts as children cause aggression depression. eating habits around unresolved need for love |
humanistic | believes that everyone is born with a trait in which they are better than the average person. aggression from not pursuing their goals. depression:lack of self esteem. food has special meaning. |
phisological | biological structures and processes make behavior possible. what roles do environment and heredity play in areas like intelligence and language. do brain abnormalities play a role in aggression. brain chemistry and genetics responsible for depression. |
cognitive | the study of mental process by which we acquire knowledge. How we learn to solve problems, use language, make decisions. |
sociocultural | how do social and cultural influences shape behavior. aggression, depression and obesity are connected to culture and social influence. |
case study | in depth study of one or more individuals |
survey method | gathers info from target groups via structured interviews or questionnaires. |
Naturalistic observation method | observation of people or animals in their natural habitat or environment. no interference. |
correlation method | examines relationships between variables. when it rains..do car wrecks go up..why? |
the experimental method | cause and effect relationship by manipulating some variables and observing their effect. |
scientific method | developing a research question..forming hypothesis, gathering evidence..drawing conclusion. |