Chapter 1

Question 1

Goals of Psych

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Describe
Explain
Predict
Control

Question 2

This psychologist used the method of OBJECTIVE INTROSPECTION in an attempt to study human thought processes

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Wilhelm Wundt

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Father of Psych

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Wilhelm Wundt

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A student of Wundt’s who brought the method of introspection to the US

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Edward Titchener

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Titchener believed that introspection could be used on thoughts as well as physical sensations. He called this approach ?

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Structuralism

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William James discovered how our mental processes help us to function in our daily lives and began to promote his viewpoint known as ?

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Functionalism

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Theses psychologists were studying how sensation and perception create a whole pattern that is greater than the sum of the individual components

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Gestalt Psychologists

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A major proponent of Gestalt psychology

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Max Wertheimer

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Austrian Sigmund Freud developed his theory ____ based on the concept of the unconscious.

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Psychoanalysis

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Freud’s theory (the unconscious played an important role in controlling our day-to-day behaviors and thoughts) is also called the ?

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Psychodynamic perspective

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He expanded the findings of Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov to promote the perspective of BEHAVIORISM

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John Watson

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Seven major perspectives of the field of psychology

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Psychodynamic
Behaviorism
Humanistic
Biopsychology
Cognitive
Sociocultural
Evolutionary

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Focuses on the role of the unconscious

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Psychodynamic

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Studies psychology by focusing on observable actions and events

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Behaviorism

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Emphasizes human potential and free will; focuses on people’s abilities to direct their own lives

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Humanistic

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Focuses on the biology underlying our behavior and thoughts

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Biopsychology

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Focuses on the thoughts

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Cognitive

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A specific area of the cognitive perspective that focuses on the physical changes in the brain that occur when we think, remember, or engage in other mental processes.

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Cognitive neuroscience

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Explores the role of social and cultural factors on our behaviors and thoughts

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Sociocultural

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Attempt to explain behavior and thoughts in terms of their adaptive qualities

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Evolutionary

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Receives medical degree, treat serious psychological disorders, prescribes medication for their patients

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Psychiatrists

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Attends graduate school to obtain a doctorate degree and can select one of many career options from research to counseling to consulting for a business

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Psychologist

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A psychiatrist or psychologist who has received special training in Freud’s method of psychoanalysis

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Psychoanalyst

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Receives a Master of Social Work degree and provides counseling to patients or possibly conducts research

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Psychiatric social worker

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Psychologists use this method to reduce bias and error in their observations

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Scientific Method

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Steps of the scientific method (5)

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Ask a question
Formulate hypothesis
Experiment
Draw a conclusion
Report findings

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It provides a realistic picture of behavior but become biased through the observer effect and observer bias

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Naturalistic observation

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Research participants behave differently when they know they are being watched

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Observer effect

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Researcher only sees what he or she wants to see

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Observer bias

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A researcher disguising as an actual participant in order to reduce the the observer effect

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Participant observation

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A detailed investigation of one individual, or case and can provide a great deal of information about that person

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Case Study

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Researchers ask a group of participants a series of questions

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Survey

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A researcher interested in discovering the relationship between two variables would use the

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Correlational method

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Tells the researcher the direction and strength of the relationship

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Correlation coefficient

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“Correlation does not prove ___”

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Causation

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An experimental design where the groups are already in place when the participants are recruited for the study (smokers be nonsmokers)

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Quasi-experimental design

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The researcher manipulated a variable and measures some response from the participants

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Experiment

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In order to measure the dependent variable, the researcher must come up with an ________ for the variable

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Operational definition

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A set of instructions that explains how to measure the variable

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Operational definition

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Participants are not told what group they are in

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Single blind study

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The study is often designed so that neither the participants nor the experimenter know who is in which group

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Double-blind study

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Principles of critical thinking (4)

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1 most truths need to be tested
2 all evidence is not equal
3 authorities are not always right
4 an open mind is still important

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What is Psychology

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The scientific study of behavior and mental processes