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Test 1 Flashcards

1
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Wilhelm Wundt

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First Modern Psychologist

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Where was Wilhelm Wundt considered the first modern psychologist

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Leipzig Germany in 1879

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3
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Major Initial Schools of Psychology

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Structuralists, Functionalists and Behavioralists

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Structuralists

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Studied the structure of the mind

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Functionalists

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Studied the function of the mind

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Behavioralists

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Studied the behavior of humans

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7
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Definition of psychology

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Psychology is the scientific study of the behavior of organisms (and mental
processes/experiences)

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Humanistic Movement

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Wanted to figure out what made humans human

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Academic vs applied psychologists

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Academic psychologists do not treat people and applied psychologists do

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Types of Applied Psychologists

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Clinical, counseling, school, and industrial psychologists

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Types of Academic Psychologists

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University Professors

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12
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Self Fulfilling Prophecy Part 1

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You will see what you want to see

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Self Fulfilling Prophecy Part 2

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Your results will change your behavior and the behavior of others

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14
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Parts of an experiment

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Question, Hypothesis, Independent Variable, Dependant Variable, Control and experimental groups, Data Collection and Analysis

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Parts of a Journal Article

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Abstract, Introduction, Literature Review, Methodology, Discussion, Results and Conclusion

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How many groups must there be in an experiment

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At least 2

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Independent Variable vs Dependent Varaible

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Independent variable is what is being changed and the dependent variable is what is being measured

18
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Ways of selecting sample groups

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Random and representational

19
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Different errors during a study

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Time sequence error, systematic and random errors

20
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Double Blind Study

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The people conducting the experiment do not know what group is the experimental and the control group

21
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Correlation error

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Two things are related but does not mean one thing caused the other ex. increase in ice cream sales and increase in murder

22
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Confounded independent variable

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unintentionally introducing multiple variables and are unsure what caused the results

23
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Operational definition

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a clear and detailed explanation of how to measure and define a variable ex. tallness

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P value

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measures the probability of obtaining the observed results, assuming that the null hypothesis is true. .05 or less is statistically significant.

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Mean

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Median

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Mode

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most reoccurring

28
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Experimental research

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Only way to get facts and truth

29
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Ethics and deception

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Experimenter must decieve people in order to conduct the experiment. Is it ethical to give one group a drug and the other a placebo?

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