2.4.1 and 2.4.2 Flashcards
Psychologists’ concerns lie…
Less with unique behaviors than with discerning general principles that explain many behaviors
Culture
The enduring behaviors, ideas, attitudes, values, and traditions shared by a group of people and transmitted form one generation to the next
We are…
Like each other but unlike each other
Gender…
Matters in some situations
Our life processes….
Whether make or female are the same
We study animals…
To learn things about humans because we are animals
The animal protection movement…
Protects the use of animals in research
Animals can…
Benefit from research as well
Informed consent
An ethical principle that research participants be told enough to enable them to choose whether they wish to participate
The American psychological association encourages investigators to
Obtain informed consent, protect them from harm and discomfort, treat information about participants confidentially, fully debrief ppl
Debrief
The postexperimental explanation of a study, including its purpose and any deceptions to its participants
An experiment’s purpose is not to….
Re-create the exact behaviors of everyday life but to test the theoretical principles
