Psychology Flashcards

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Why is psychology not a pseudoscience

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Psychology is based on facts from data and direct observation whilst a pseudoscience is based on beliefs, values and ethics

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Types of psychology

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Clinical, education, organisational, forensic and research

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Where would the types of psychologists work

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Clinical - hospital
Organisation - business/workplace
Educational - school
Forensic - forensic lab 
Research - university
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What are the strengths of the IQ test

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It is easy to identify the gifted or struggling students

Rough estimate to the intellectual abilities

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What are the limitations of the IQ test

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Only tests one part of the brain

The environment in which the test is performed in as it will affect their results

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What is intelligence

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The global capacity to reason, solve problems, plan, think, learn and comprehend ideas and surroundings

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What are the types of multiple intelligences

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Verbal-linguistic, musical-rhythmic, bodily-kinaesthetic, mathematical, visual-spatial, naturalist, intrapersonal and interpersonal

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What is verbal intelligence

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Uses language to express, and comprehend ideas

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Define mathematical intelligence

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Thinking logically

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Define visual-spatial intelligence

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Interpreting images and thinking 3 dimensional

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Define bodily-kinaesthetic intelligence

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Expresses and learns things whilst being active

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Define musical intelligence

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Using rhymes, songs to learn and express

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Define intrapersonal intelligence

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Understanding your own thoughts

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Define interpersonal intelligence

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Understanding each other thoughts

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Define naturalist intelligence

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Understanding nature

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What is Binet’s theory

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People can be judged on one intelligence

Created an IQ test to help decide which students were most likely to struggle at school

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What is spearman’s theory

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Found that whilst people excel in one area, they also excel in others
General and specific intelligence

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What is gardener’s theory

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States that there are diverse types of human intelligence, each having different ways of processing information

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What does conducting psychological research include?

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Independent, extraneous and dependent variable, ethical considerations and hypothesis

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Define independent, dependent and extraneous variables

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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

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What do ethical considerations include

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Confidentiality, debriefing, voluntary, participation and withdrawal rights

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What makes up a good hypothesis

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Testable and simple, written as a statement, establishes the participant, uses the variables and predicts the outcome