History of Psychology & Research Methods

Question 1

Origins of Psychology

Answer 1

Wilhelm Wundt established the first psyc lab at uni of Leipzig, Germany

Question 2

What is Psychology?

Answer 2

Science of behavior and mental processes

Question 3

Goals of Psychology

Answer 3

Description, explanation, prediction, control

Question 4

Pioneers of Psychology

Answer 4

William James, sigmund freud, bf skinner, charles darwin

Question 5

Scientific Method

Answer 5

a self correcting process for evaluating ideas with observation and analysis

1. question
2. hypothesis
3. test
4. draw conclusions
5. repeat

Question 6

Research Methods

Answer 6

Descriptive, Correlation, Experimentation

Descriptive vs Experimentation

one is more natural observation describing facts while experimentation involves the researcher to manipulate factors to observe its affect on behavior

Question 7

Animal Research

Answer 7

used in 7 percent of studies
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
ex: Monkey drug trials (1969) unethical
answers questions we couldn’t with humans

Question 8

Ethics

Answer 8

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

5 issues must be addressed

1. respect privacy
2. confidentiality
3. informed consent
4. deception
5. risks

Question 9

Psuedoscience

Answer 9

a claim that appears to be scientific but actually violates criteria of science

ex: graphology, palmistry