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Psych 105

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Three Criteria for Establishing Causation Presence, Precedence and Strength of Influence
Presence The presumed cause must be present when the effect is present
Precedence The presumed cause must precede the effect
Strength of Influence Relationship between the amounts of causes and effects
Four Threats to Internal Validity Confounding Factors, Participant Motivations, Placebo Effect and Experimenter Expectancy Effects
Three Threats to External Validity Artificial Lab Setting, College Sophomore Problem, Volunteer Participants
Goals of the Codes of Conduct Publicize standards of protection of unethical professionals and professions
Respect for Rights and Dignity Respect and protect human civil rights, cultural differences, and decision making
Beneficence and Nonmaleficence Being in the state of kind and beneficial, and not harming the patient
Fidelity and Responsibility Responsibility to society, recognizing your limits and the ethics of others
Integrity Be accurate, honest and understand the need and consequences of deception
Justice Equal opportunity and quality for all
Informed Consent Explanation of goals, risks, costs, fees, benefits, contact and options
Benefits of Informed Consent Decreased anxiety, increase compliance, more favorable view of therapists even if they choose to not participate
Studies where the Informed Consent weren't enough: Milgram and Zimbardo
Confidentiality Expectations of communication and recorded information
Duty to Warn Patient must know that you can break confidentiality if intent to harm an identifiable person
Emotional Objectivity Avoid dual relationships and boundary violations
Efficacy of Treatment Must develop and maintain competence and standard of care
Self Help A book or method that oversimplifies, no discussion of other points, and shown to be false but used for a profit
Benefits of Self Help Reduced time spent with a therapist, gain information about therapies, benefit treatment interventions and prevent problems
Risks of Self Help People aren't properly assessed, bring others into the process, worsen the problem, reduce self-image, and reduce motivation
Barnum Effect Make sure claims are so general that something in them will ALWAYS apply to everyone and anyone
False Consensus A claim about how "everyone say it works" or it's a tradition
Just World Hypothesis Good things happen to good people and vice versa
Fundamental Attribution Error If someone does something wrong it's their fault but if we do something wrong its situational
Self-Serving Bias Our successes are internal but our faults are external
Confirm the View Bias We look for and emphasize information that is consistent with our expectations (Rosenhann Studies - schizophrenia)
The Human Problem Scientists are human and their reasoning can be subjective and faulty
Scientific Attitude consists of: Personal objectivity, open minded, question everything, don't oversimplify, be open to error
Empirical Testing Judgements based on observation and examination
Systematic Testing Sequence tests to rule out competing explanations
Objective Measurement Judgements about the world based on measurements free of emotion, opinion etc.
Scientific Breakthrough Myth The false belief that science creates QUICK and BIG answers
Scientific Hypothesis Predictions about specific changes or transformations observe in empirical studies
Scientific Theory Explanation about a pattern of changes
Principle of Connectivity Scientific ideas must be connected to results from empirical studies and connect to real world
Principle of Falsifiability Scientific ideas must predict an expected pattern of empirical studies (must be testable and specific enough to be wrong)
The more specific the hypothesis: the better or worse? Better
Principle of Convergence Confidence that something is true increased when difference researchers find the same thing
Benefits of Diverging Evidence Calls for more research and revision of theory
Principle of Public Verification Public knowledge and debate of results is important
Random Selection Draw a sample from the population
Random Sample Draw a sample that is based off of a population representation
Random Assignment Assigning that sample to certain groups
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