Lecture 2 - Research Strategies Flashcards
Who was the first one to psychologically study the mind?
Wilhelm Wundt
introspection
study of one’s own conscious thoughts and feelings
who was E.B. Titchener?
Wundts student.
Focus on structuralism
structuralism
The analysis of mental structures
what is the mind
what did William James focus on
functionalism, the study of how the mind works
why do we have a mind
popular wisdom
The general idea of what we think is true
name two examples of popular wisdom
- birds of a feather flock together
- interpersonal attraction
why do we need psychological science
In order to see what popular wisdom holds true
what is hindsight bias
once we have all the info needed and know of the outcome, we believe we could have predicted what happened
How is psychological science research done?
The scientific method
what is the scientific method
it tests ideas with the use of data and evidence (empiricism)
name the steps of the scientific method/The research process
- formulate research question
- formulate a hypothesis
- design the study to test hypothesis
- perform the study (test the hypothesis)
- interpret the data (draw conclusions)
- communicate the findings
hypothesis
testable prediction
operational definition
statement about the procedures the researcher used to measure a variable
what are some examples of operational definitions
self-report, survey, brain scan, etc.