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Lecture 2 Flashcards

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What is Behavior?

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Directly observable activity e.g. actions, responses

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What is Mind?

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Internal states and mental processes e.g. memory, problem solving, motivation

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What is Psychology?

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The scientific study of behaviour and the mind

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What is Animal Behaviour Psychology?

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Study of non-human species in natural or laboratory environments

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What is Cognitive and Behavioural neuroscience?

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Examination of brain and hormonal processes that underlie behaviour.

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What is Clinical Psychology?

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Diagnoses and treatment of psychological disorders and research on disorders and effectiveness

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What is Cognitive Psychology?

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The study of mental processes such as memory, problem solving, planning, consciousness and language

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what is Counselling?

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Consultation with clients on issues of person adjustment, career planning and aptitude testing

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What is Cultural/Cross Cultural counselling?

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the study of cultural transmission, psychological similarities and differences among people from different cultures

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What is Developmental Psychology?

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The study of physical mental, emotional development across a lifespan

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What is Educational Psychology?

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Study of psychological aspects of the educational process

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What is Experimental Psychology?

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Research on basic processes such as learning , perception and motivation

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What is industrial/organization psychology?

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Examination of behaviour in work settings. Morale, performance and job applicants and machines

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What is Personality Psychology?

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The study of individual differences in personality and their effects on behaviour

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What is Quantitive Psychology?

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Measurement issues and data analysis; development of mathematical models of behaviour

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What is Social Psychology?

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Examination of how the social environment influences behaviour, thoughts and feelings

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What are the 4 goals of psychology?

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  • Describe behaviour and mental processes
  • Explain/understand causes of these behaviours
  • Predict behaviours
  • Influence/control behaviours under certain conditions
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What are the 2 types of research?

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Basic Research

Applied Research

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What is Basic Research?

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Knowledge for its own sake e.g. what does the human ear do in response to sound waves that allow us to hear them

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What is Applied Research?

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Solutions to practical problems e.g. how can our knowledge of the human ear help us to create a device that can help someone who is losing hearing

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What are the Levels of Analysis?

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Biological e.g. brain processes, genetic influences
Psychological e.g. thoughts, feelings, motives
Environmental e.g. past/current physical and social environments

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What is Empirical Evidence?

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Evidence gained through experience and observation

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what is the Scientific Method?

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Systematically gathering and evaluating empirical evidence

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What is Folk Psychology?

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Commonly held beliefs the average person has about people, psychological processes and behaviour

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what does Folk Psychology rely on?

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Observation and Anecdotal evidence

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What are the 3 errors of judgement?

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Heuristics
Failing to consider alternative explanations
Confirmation Bias

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What is Heuristics?

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Metal Shortcuts

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What is Confirmation Bias?

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Selectively looking for evidence that confirms your prior beliefs

29
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What can help to minimize errors of judgement?

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Taking a scientific approach

30
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What is Critical thinking?

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Taking an active role in evaluating information you are presented with

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What are the questions you ask in critical thinking?

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What is the claim?
Is the source credible?
What's the evidence?
Are there other explanations?
What is the appropriate conclusion?

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