Lecture 1: Study Of Behaviour And Mind

Question 1

Psychology

Answer 1

Scientific Study of behaviour and mind

Question 2

Behaviour

Answer 2

Actions and responses that can be directly observed

Question 3

Mind

Answer 3

Internal states and processes such as emotions and desires

Question 4

Natural philosophy

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Study of natural world before being recognized as a science

Question 5

What did ancient Egypt believe and document about psychology?

Answer 5

1. Psychological disorders such as dementia and depression were documented
2. Believed intelligence was in the heart

Question 6

What kind of testing did ancient eastern cultures do, and what did they discuss?

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1. Aptitude testing for gov position and entrance in schooling
2. Discussed human nature and development

Question 7

What theories did Ancient Greece produce?

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1. Body
2. Humours
3. Tripartite theory on the soul

Question 8

What was the theory of humours compacted of and what was the belief?

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1. Blood
2. Black vile
3. Yellow vile
4. Phlegm

Believed that each fluid was to make up your personality, and cause certain illness

Question 9

What did Plato discover?

Answer 9

Tripartite of the soul and virtues

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What did Aristotle explore?

Answer 10

Relationships between non-physical mind and body

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What did the people in medieval Europe believe in?

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1. Mental disorders were caused by supernatural events
2. Theology

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What is theology?

Answer 12

Study nature of god and religious beliefs

Question 13

Who is Rene Descartes and what did he do?

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1. Famous French philosopher
2. Made Cartesian dualism (mind-body dualism)
3. “I think, therefore I am”

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What is Cartesian Dualism?

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Separation between mind and body

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What are the challenges of Cartesian Dualism?

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1. Challenges of interaction between non-physical body and the mind

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What is monism?

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Belief that mind and body are one in the same

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What is physicalism?

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The idea that everything in the world is physical and can be studied scientifically

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What is physiology and medicine?

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Study of body’s physiological process and their impact on behaviour and mental health

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What is structuralism?

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The of the mind in basic terms of it’s element

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Who is Wilhelm Wundt and what did he do?

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1. First psychological experimentalist
2. Founder of structuralism

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What is functionalism?

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Study of functions and purpose of the mind and behaviour

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Who is William James and what did he do?

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1. First proponent of functionalism
2. Emphasized relevance of consciousness in relation to behaviour

Question 23

What is the experience of anxiety?

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Relationship between arousal, attention and performance anxiety

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Scientific approach

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Comprehensive explanation on how something works, based on repeated testing and evidence

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Scientific law

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Principle used to behaviour to predict the natural world

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Research methods

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various techniques used to study psychological phenomena

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Variable

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Characteristics that can vary from one person to another or within the same person overtime

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What is the definition of Operational?

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Defining variable in terms of specific procedures used to measure or produce it

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What are self-report measures?

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Asking individuals to report on their own knowledge, beliefs, experiences, and behaviours

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What is other-report?

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Asking individuals to report on SOMEONE else’s knowledge, beliefs, experiences, and behaviours

Question 31

What is observation of overt behaviour?

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Observing and measuring visible and measurable variables

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What are Archival measures?

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Using records and documents to gather info about historical behaviour

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Physiological measures

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Measure of bodily reactions, such as; heart rate, pupil dilation, blood pressure, and respiration rate

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Population?

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All individuals in a study of interest

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Sample

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Subset of individuals drawn of the population

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Descriptive research

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Identifying and describing research behaviour and providing info about diversity

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Case study

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In-depth analysis of an individual, group or event

Question 38

Naturalistic observations

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Observing behaviour in a natural setting without outside influence

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Survey research

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Obtaining info through interviews or questionnaires

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Correlational research

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Looking for relationships between variables

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Experimental research

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Looking for cause-effect relationships between variables through manipulation and control

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Independent variable

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Factor that is manipulated in an experiment

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Dependent variable

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Factor that is measured and may be influenced by independent variable

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Group designs

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Diff groups of people in each experimental condition

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Repeated measure design

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Same group of people going through same experimental condition

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Multiple variables in a research study

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Examine how independent variables interact and influence the dependent variable