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PSY
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Disciplines from which psychology originates.. | Psychology was born of the schools of philosophy and physiology.born in 1879 after being heavily promoted by Wilhelm Wundt. |
| Where, when, and by whom was the first laboratory established? | Where: University of Leipzig (Germany) When: 1879 Whom: Wilhelm Wundt |
| Introspection | is the careful, systematic, self-observation, of one's own conscious experience. |
| Functionalism | Investigate the function or purpose of consciousness do we think/behave/react in specific manners |
| Structuralsim | analyze consciousness into its basic elements and investigate how these elements are related. |
| Cognition | Mental processes involved in acquiring knowledge. |
| Psychology | Science that studies behavior and the physiological and cognitive processes that underlie behavior. |
| Steps of scientific method | 1 formulate a hypothesis. 2 design the study. 3 collect the data. 4 analyze the data. 5 report the findings. |
| Experimental research method | detects cause-effect relationships by manipulating variables. |
| Descriptive/correlational research method | Observes whether there is a ling between variables of interest because the researcher doesn't have the control to manipulate the variables. |
| Independent Variable | experimenter manipulates/varies this input |
| Dependent Variable | variable thought to be affected by manipulation. |
| Extraneous Variable | that can influence the study. |
| Control Group | Group receiving no treatment |
| Statistics | is the use of math to organize, summarize, and interpret numerical data. |
| Mean | Average |
| Median | Middle of the scores |
| Mode | number that appears most frequently |
| Central Tendency Types | a measure of central tendency. most common measures of central tendency are the mean, the median, and the mode. |
| Positive correlation | The dots on the graph are going to the right corner of the graph. |
| Negative Correlation | The dots are descending to the bottom left corner. |
| Standart Deviation | is the index of the amount of variability in the data. |
| Ethical guidelines (first 3) | 1 A subject's participation should be voluntary and with infomed consent. 2 Harmful, dangerous procedures are prohibited. 3 Any necessary deception must be disclosed to participants after the study. |
| Ethical guidelines (last 3) | 4 Do no violate a subject's privacy. 5 Harm to animals must be justified. 6 Approval should be obtained from host institutions prior and results should be reported after. |
| Sample | a small collect of data |
| Bias | leaning towards one side of a view more. |
| Case Study | |
| Longitudal Study | |
| Cross Sectional Method | |
| Replicated | |
| Placebo | |
| Skinner Box |
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