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Lesson 1: Experimental Psychology and the Scientific Method Flashcards

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1
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research about the
psychological processes underlying the behavior

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psychological science

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comes from the Latin word Scientia, means knowledge
- has two meanings – content and process.

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Science

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is the scientific techniques
used to collect and evaluate psychological
data.

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Methodology

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are the facts and figures gathered in research studies.

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Data

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psychology examines relationships between human behavior
and the mind. is centered on fact-based, scientific
research and experimentation.

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Experimental Psychology

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method of studying psychological phenomena
and processes.

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Experimental Psychology

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According to the American Psychological Association (APA),
experimental psychologists they seek what?

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seek to understand which factors
influence human behavior, experiences and thought processes.

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The Need for Scientific
Methodology: is a nonscientific data gathering that shapes our expectations and beliefs and directs our behavior toward others.

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Commonsense Psychology

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beliefs about behavior are
derived from data we collect from our own experience and what we have learned from others.

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Commonsense Psychology

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________ we draw from them are subject to a number of inherent tendencies, or biases,
that limit their accuracy and usefulness and
often can be _____ and ____..

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Conclusion, unreliable and imperfect

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is a tendency to accept evidence that confirms our beliefs and to reject evidence that contradicts them.

“Beliefs shape expectations, which in turn shape perceptions, which then shape conclusions”.

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Conformation bias

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12
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Research has shown that we are
more likely to believe information if it comes from certain kinds of individuals:

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Popular
Attractive
High in status
Expert
Highly confident

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It can be thought of as a
relatively stable characteristic
that causes individuals to behave
in certain ways.

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Traits

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According to their theory, three types of traits govern our personality. They named these three categories of traits as

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cardinal traits, central
traits, and secondary traits.

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These are the dominant traits of one’s personality. They stand at the top of Allport’s trait
hierarchy. These traits are the master controller of one’s personality.

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Cardinal Traits

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They come second in the hierarchy. According to Allport, every person possesses 5-10 central traits in varying degrees. These are also called the
building block`s of personality.

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Central traits

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These traits are less generalized, less consistent, and less relevant as compared to cardinal or central traits.These are situational or circumstantial
traits.

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Secondary Traits

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(1.The Scientific Mentality)
Psychologists’ goal of
prediction .Behavior must follow a
natural order, therefore, it can be
predicted.

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Assumption

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(1.The Scientific Mentality)
It is in philosophy, theory that all events, including moral choices, are completely determined by
previously existing causes.

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Determinism

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(2. Gathering Empirical Data)
data that are observable or experienced
can be verified or disproved through investigation

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Empirical data

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(3.Seeking General Principles)
when principles have the generality to apply to all situations

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Laws

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(3.Seeking General Principles)
is a fact-based framework for describing a phenomenon
has two key components:

1.It must describe a behavior and
2.Make predictions about future behaviors.

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Theory

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(3.Seeking General Principles)
a tentative statement about the relationship between two or more variables
a specific, testable prediction about what you expect to happen in your study.

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Hypothesis

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Organized rational thought, characterized by open mindedness, objectivity, and parsimony; a principal tool of the scientific method
It is the central feature of the scientific method

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4.Good Thinking

25
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Another aspect of good thinking is the principle of Parsimony. The simplest explanation is
preferred until ruled out by conflicting evidence; also
known as ________

also called law of economy or law of parsimony, “plurality should not be posited without necessity.”

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Occam’s razor

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The content of science changes as we acquire new specific information, and
old information is reevaluated in the light of new facts.

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5.Self-correction

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Scientists also have to “check their work.” The results of an investigation are not likely to be well accepted unless the investigation is repeated—usually many times—and the same result is always obtained. Getting the same result when an experiment is

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Replication

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(The Objectives of Psychological Science)
(It answers the question what)

-Refers to a systematic and unbiased account of the observed
characteristics of behaviors.

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Description

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(The Objectives of Psychological Science)
(It answers the question when)

  • Refers to the capacity for knowing in advance when
    certain behaviors would be expected to occur – to be
    able to predict them ahead of time
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Prediction

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(The Objectives of Psychological Science)
(It answers the question why)

  • When we have explained a behavior, we also understand
    what causes it to occur.
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Explanation

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(The Objectives of Psychological Science)
(It answers the question how)

  • It refers to the application of what has
    been learned about behavior.
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Control

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(3 Main Tools of the Scientific Method)
A systematic noting and recording of events

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Observation

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(3 Main Tools of the Scientific Method)
It is the assignment of numerical
values to objects or events or their characteristics according to
conventional rules

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Measurement

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(3 Main Tools of the Scientific Method)
It is a process undertaken to test a hypothesis that particular behavioral events will occur reliably in certain, specifiable situations

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Experimentation

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3 Minimum Requirements of Experiment

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Must have procedures

The predicted outcome must be
observable

Must be able to measure the outcome

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(SCIENTIFIC EXPLANATION IN PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE)
1.Identifying Antecedent Conditions
are the circumstances that come before the event or
behavior that we want to explain

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Antecedent Condition

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(SCIENTIFIC EXPLANATION IN PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE)
2. creation of specific sets of antecedent conditions
antecedent conditions that we create in an experiment

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Treatment condition

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(SCIENTIFIC EXPLANATION IN PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE)
is a controlled procedure in which at least two different treatment conditions are applied to subjects

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  1. Psychological Experiment
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(SCIENTIFIC EXPLANATION IN PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE)
Within the experiment, we can infer a cause-and-effect
relationship between the antecedent conditions and the
subjects’ behaviors

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  1. Establishing Cause and Effect
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(SCIENTIFIC EXPLANATION IN PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE)

  1. A ____ condition is a condition that must be present for an event to occur. A _____ condition is a condition or set of conditions that will produce the event.
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necessary, sufficient
5.Necessary versus Sufficient Conditions

41
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A field of study that
gives the appearance
of being scientific but
has no true scientific
basis and has not
been confirmed using
the tools of the
scientific method.

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Pseudoscience

42
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assessing traits and dispositions by measuring the size and location of bumps on the skull. The measurement of bumps on the skull to predict mental traits.

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Phrenology

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use of facial features, the study of the systematic correspondence of psychological characteristics to facial features or body structure.

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Physiognomy

44
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(Animal Magnetism)
believed that fluids in the body ebbed and flowed by magnetic principles and that both physical and mental illness could be cured by realigning these fluids using magnets

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Mesmerism

45
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purported contact
with ghost and spirits of the dead.

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Spiritualism

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