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What is psychology?

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the scientific study
of BEHAVIOR (what we do) and MIND (inner
thoughts and feelings), which depend on
processing in the brain.

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what does the mind consist of

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made up of all the mental activity lets us
PERCEIVE the world; we use our Senses to get information

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what does behavior consist of

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all of our actions that result from sensing and interpreting information

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What is the nature-nurture debate?

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Both nature and nurture influence our
psychological development

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What are the major subfields and
perspectives in psychology?

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biological, evolutionary, psychodynamic, behavioral, cognitive, and humanistic,

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How does psychology use the scientific method?

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A systematic procedure of
observing and measuring phenomena to answer questions about WHAT happens,
WHEN it happens, what CAUSE it, and WHY

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what does the scientific method consist of

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theories, hypothesis and research methods

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ethical guidelines

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Privacy, Confidentiality, Informed consent, deception, risks

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what is privacy

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researchers must respect participants privacy

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what is confidentiality

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participants info must be kept secret

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what is informed consent

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informed consent means that people must be told about the research and can choose whether to participate

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what is deception

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knowing a study’s specific goals can sometimes alter participants BEHAVIOR, so deception may be PERMISSBLE but must be revealed at the study’s end

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what is the risk

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researchers CANNOT ask participants to endure unreasonable pain or discomfort

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what are ethical guidelines for human research participants

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informed consent, voluntary participation, restricted use of deception, debriefing, confidentiality, alternative activities

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what are the rights of nonhuman participants

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ADVOCATE believe nonhuman research offer significant scientific benefits. OPPONENTS question these benefits and suggest nonhuman animals cannot give informed consent

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general guidelines

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psychologist must maintain high standard for both human and nonhuman animal research

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cycle of scientific method

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  1. literature review
  2. testable hypothesis
  3. research design
  4. statistical analysis
  5. peer-review scientific journal
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steps in scientific method

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  1. theory
  2. hypothesis
  3. testing hypothesis
  4. analyze
  5. report
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theory

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a model of interconnect ideas or concepts that explain what is observed and makes predictions abt future events

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hypothesis

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a specific prediction of what should be observed if a theory is correct

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testing the hypothesis

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three main types of research methos to test your research question: descriptive, correlational and experimental

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analyze

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the DATA to see whether your hypothesis is supported: summarize the raw data using descriptive STATISTCS, then use inferential statistics to determine DIFFERENCE EXIST

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report

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results and embark on further inquiry

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what are 3 types of research method

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experimental, correlational and descriptive methods

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descriptive methods

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describes what is occurring
-provides systematic and objective description

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what is correlational methods

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TEST relationship between factors

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what is experimental methods

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investigate what causes an outcome

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what are 3 descriptive methods

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observational studies, self-reports, case studies

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observational studies

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involving systematically assessing and coding observable behavior ; USED in LABS or NATURAL environments

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self-report

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descriptive method that consists of obtaining self-reports from research participants
-bias must be considered

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questionnaires or surveys can be

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used to gather data from Large number of people in SHORT TIME

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case studies

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case studies involve intensive examination of few unique people or organizations; used frequently with PYSCHOLGICAL DISORDERS

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Correlational method

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research method EXAMINES how variables are naturally related in REAL WORLD; researchers make no attempt to alter variables or assign causation; Measure 2 factors and determine degree of association between 2 variables;

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examples of correlational method

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Eating pizza cuts cancer risk, diet of fish can prevent teen violence
Does your neighborhood cause schizophrenia
Housework cuts breast cancer risk

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types of correlation: POSTIVE

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POSTITIVE: 2 variables move in SAME direction either up or down

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types of correlation: Negative

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NEGATIVE: 2 variables move in OPPOSITE direction either up or down

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types of correlation: ZERO

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NO relationship between 2 variables; when one variable increase, the other can INCREASE, DECREASE or stay SAME

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experimental methods

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research methods that TEST casual HYPOTHESES by manipulating independent variables and measuring effects on dependent variables

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experimental methods test causation

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OPERATIONAL definition, INDEPENDENT variable, DEPENDENT variable

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operational definition

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detailed description of the variables

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independent variable

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variable that the experimenter manipulates to examine its impact on dependent variable

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dependent variable

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variable that is affected by manipulation of the independent variable

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control group

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in an experiment, a comparison group of participants, who receive no intervention or receive an intervention that is unrelated to the independent variable being investigated

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experimental group

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in an experiment, one or more treatment groups of participants who receive the intervention of the independent variable being investigated

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control

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is necessary to DETERMINE CAUSALITY; properly performed experiment depend on rigorous control

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confound

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anything that affects a dependent variable and that may unintentionally vary between the study’s different experimental conditions

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random assignment

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placing research participants in condition of an experiment such that each participant has an equal chance of being assigned to any level of independent variable

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random sample

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a sample that fairly represent population by allowing each member of population an equal chance of being included

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random assignment

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participants are assigned at random to Control group
-each person has EQUAL chance of being assigned in any group

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random sample

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participants are selected at random from population. each person in population has an equal chance of being selected

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population

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this is the group you want to know about (ex: college students)

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does TV increase aggression?

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only an EXPERIMENT can determine cause and effect

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tools for student success

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active reading, time management, grade improvement, additional resources

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time management

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setting up realistic study, social and work schedule

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grade improvement

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note taking, study habits, test-taking tips

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additional resources

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instructions, classmates, study groups

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