Lectures 1 & 2 Flashcards
3 types of science
Science
Folk Psychology
Pseudoscience
What is Occam’s Razor
The Law of Parsimony: If 2 theories say the same thing then the simpler of the two theories is taken
Hypothesis
Questions a theory
“If/Then”
Operational Definition
Defines a variable in terms of specific procedures to produce or measure it
Reliability
Consistency between measured variables
High Validity
Can be applied across large demographics
Non-Experimental designs (5)
Correlations naturalistic observations case studies surveys archival research
Experiment without random assignment
Quasi-Experiment
Nominal Scale:
just to differentiate between subjects (team 1/team 2)
Ordinal Scale
Simple scale where 1
4 major issues with developmental psychology
Chronological vs developmental age
Genetics vs environment
Early vs later experiences
Culture
Cohort Effect
Being born at a specific time gives a generation exposure to specific things
Need different age groups to avoid this
3 prenatal stages for beginning to birth
Germinal
Germinal Stage
Conception to 2 weeks
Zygote
Has beginnings of Ecto/endoderm @ week 1 and Mesoderm @ Week 2
Embryonic Stage
Sex differentiation
Weeks 2-8
Amniotic sac, Placenta, umbillical cord
Week 4: Heart beats, spinal cord and brain function
