Final Study Guide Flashcards
early school of thought promoted by James and influenced by Darwin; explored how mental and behavioral processes function - how they enable the organism to adapt, survive, and flourish
Functionalism
focuses on the adaptive value of conscious thoughts and emotions
functionalism
a historically significant perspective that emphasized the growth potential of healthy people
humanistic psychology
the scientific study of the links between biological (genetic, neural, hormonal) and psychological processes
biological perspective
impact of genes, brian and chemistry on behavior and mental processes
biological perspective
has a Phd, went to medical school and can prescribe you medication
psychiatrist
just has a Phd, cannot prescribe you medication
psychologist
the tendency to believe, after learning an outcome, that one would have foreseen it\
hindsight bias
“I knew it all along”
hindsight bias
The arithmetic average of a distribution, obtained by adding the scores and then dividing by the number of scores.
mean
the extremes/outliers will skew the average/results so they are not included in the research
mean
The middle score in a distribution; half the scores are above it and half are below it
median
this measure of central tendency isn’t affected by outliers
median
The most frequently occurring score(s) in a distribution
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