Psychology Flashcards
Why is psychology not a pseudoscience
Psychology is based on facts from data and direct observation whilst a pseudoscience is based on beliefs, values and ethics
Types of psychology
Clinical, education, organisational, forensic and research
Where would the types of psychologists work
Clinical - hospital Organisation - business/workplace Educational - school Forensic - forensic lab Research - university
What are the strengths of the IQ test
It is easy to identify the gifted or struggling students
Rough estimate to the intellectual abilities
What are the limitations of the IQ test
Only tests one part of the brain
The environment in which the test is performed in as it will affect their results
What is intelligence
The global capacity to reason, solve problems, plan, think, learn and comprehend ideas and surroundings
What are the types of multiple intelligences
Verbal-linguistic, musical-rhythmic, bodily-kinaesthetic, mathematical, visual-spatial, naturalist, intrapersonal and interpersonal
What is verbal intelligence
Uses language to express, and comprehend ideas
Define mathematical intelligence
Thinking logically
Define visual-spatial intelligence
Interpreting images and thinking 3 dimensional
Define bodily-kinaesthetic intelligence
Expresses and learns things whilst being active
Define musical intelligence
Using rhymes, songs to learn and express
Define intrapersonal intelligence
Understanding your own thoughts
Define interpersonal intelligence
Understanding each other thoughts
Define naturalist intelligence
Understanding nature
What is Binet’s theory
People can be judged on one intelligence
Created an IQ test to help decide which students were most likely to struggle at school
What is spearman’s theory
Found that whilst people excel in one area, they also excel in others
General and specific intelligence
What is gardener’s theory
States that there are diverse types of human intelligence, each having different ways of processing information
What does conducting psychological research include?
Independent, extraneous and dependent variable, ethical considerations and hypothesis
Define independent, dependent and extraneous variables
Independent are manipulated by the experiment and can be modified
Dependent is the outcome you are measuring and is caused by the experiment
Extraneous are the other things you forget to consider
What do ethical considerations include
Confidentiality, debriefing, voluntary, participation and withdrawal rights
What makes up a good hypothesis
Testable and simple, written as a statement, establishes the participant, uses the variables and predicts the outcome
