Chapter 1: Aspects of Human Behavior Flashcards
Quantitative method of research
Use quantifiable numbers. Statistical methods to look for patterns.
Preferred by positivists.
Interpreting perspective/
Constructivist perspective
Reality is based on people’s definition of it.
Clock time
Use time orientation to describe extent individuals are invested in linear time (past, present, future).
Clock determines when things begin and end.
Event time
Schedule determined by events.
Time: constants
Move invariably in one direction.
ie aging process
Objective reality
Reality that exists outside of a persons consciousness.
Qualitative methods of research.
Flexible and experiential.
Designed to capture how participants view social life.
Deductive reasoning
Theories form it by laying out general, abstract propositions that we can use to generate specific hypothesis to test in unique situations.
Diversity
Patterns of group differences.
Heterogeneity
Individual level differences.
Differences among individuals.
Theory
A logically interrelated set of concepts and propositions organized into a seductive system, which explains relationships between aspects of the world.
Environmental dimensions:
Exosystem
Linkages between Microsystems and larger institutions that affect the system.
(ie workplace, child‘s school, church)
Time: shifts
Sudden abrupt changes in direction.
Life events
Events that are brief in scope but can have serious and Lon lasting effects.
Dimension
A feature that can be focused on separately but that can not be understood without also considering other features.
