Psychology, Psychologists And Research Methods Flashcards
What are the goals of psychology?
Description, explanation, prediction and control
What’s approaches are there in psychology?
Introspection, psychoanalysis, behaviourism, social learning theory, cognitive approach, physiological approach and evolutionary approach
What are the key characteristics of science?
Clearly defined subject matter, systematic activity, evidence must be empirical and theories are created in an attempt to explain research findings
What types of psychologists are there?
Clinical, educational, health and occupational
What are the three different types of the experimental method?
Laboratory experiment, field experiment and natural experiment
What are the four types of non-experimental methods?
Observational techniques, studies using correlation all analysis, self report techniques and the case study approach
What are the three key points of observational techniques?
Study setting, role of the researcher and participant and structure of observation
What are the two types of study setting in observational techniques?
Naturalistic or laboratory based
What are the different roles of the researcher?
Participant or non-participant
What are the two different self-report techniques?
Interviews and questionnaires
What are the three types of interview?
Structured, semi-structured and unstructured
What types of questions could be in questionnaires?
Open questions, closed questions and leading questions
