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Multiple Choice

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Multiple Choice

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He was famous for stimulus response studies, looking for the connection between behaviour and an independent variable, he thought the rewarded behaviours would persist and punished behaviours would desist, he did lots of experiments with salivating dogs.

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Ivan Pavlov

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Famous for ethological theory in which he believed that behaviour is linked to biological processes, and therefor is linked to heredity. Most famous for 1987 research study, of the Minnesota Study of Twins Reared Apart

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Thomas Bouchard

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(Uncle Creepy) the Swiss psychologist known for his research on the mental processes utilized during the 4 developmental stages of intelligence of children and therefor cognitive theory.

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Jean Piaget

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The founder of psychoanalysis, his theory focuses on intrinsic drives and motives, he explored dream analysis and hypnotism. He’s famous for his theories on gender issues hidden in the subconscious rooted in traumatic childhood experiences.

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Sigmund Freud

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Established the first psychology lab in Canada in 1879

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Wilhelm Wundt

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Really into social learning theory, and believed our behaviour is controlled by environmental influences, what is modelled for children is often the behaviour they will acquire, “Monkey see monkey do”.

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Albert Bandura

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Focused his attention on sociocultural factors, such as: family, culture, and society, he thought our behaviours are influenced by over lapping systems of concentric circles of support from our inner-circle of intimate relationships to less immediate factors in our world.

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Urie Bronfenbrenner

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Matching Part 2

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Matching Part 2

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This research begins with a question that is translated into a hypothesis or prediction. It relies on the scientific method and experimental conditions to provide data.

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Quantitative

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Refers to the time that an organism, material, or object can survive or last.

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Lifespan

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The civilization of given people or a nation at a given time.

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Culture

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A specialized approach to acquiring knowledge

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Science

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The extent to which a test actually measures what it claims to measure

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Validity

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A personal opinion favouring a particular leaning

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Bias

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A statement or prediction that is assumed to be true, used as a basis for gathering research data.

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Hypothesis

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Research findings to test questions must be credible, unbias, reliable, verifiable, and observable. This research style adheres to the process or concept (whole umbrella of that).

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Scientific Method

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How you view your relationship to your environment, both natural and human is based on your belief overtime. This is your overriding outlook on life, that determines life choices.

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Worldview

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This research method begins with an inquiry rather than a hypothesis, seeking information, investigating a topic.

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Qualitative

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The degree to which studies yield the same results when used to measure the same object, trait, or behaviour.

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Reliability

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A society in which people from different ethnic backgrounds with different beliefs and practices live together in an atmosphere of mutual respect

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Multicultural

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Refers to the concept that depending on the individuals life conditions, development may take many paths.

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Plastic

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Tested and confirmed to be true and correct.

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Verified

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Development consists of physical, cognitive, socioeconomical, and spiritual dimensions

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Multidimensional

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Refers to the concept of several different types of research, in various fields of study, all studying human development.

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Multidisciplinary

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Matching Part 3

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Matching Part 3

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These psychologists focus on behaviour within sports environment

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Sports Psychologist

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These psychologists study the biological basis of behaviour

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Psychobiologist

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Focus on an individuals personal problems that do not involve psychological disorders.

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Counselling psychologists

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These people have a masters or doctor in psychology.

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Psychologists

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Physicians who after receiving their medical degree specialize in the treatment of mental disorders, they can prescribe medications.

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Psychiatrists

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How people change physically, cognitively, and socially over the entire life span.

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Developmental

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The ones who focus on behaviour within a workplace or employment setting.

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Industrial/Organizational psychologist

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Specialize in abnormal child development including disorders such as autism, hyperactivity, etc.

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Psychopathology

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Focus on all aspects of the learning process

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Educational psychologist

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Specialize in the study, diagnosis, causes, and treatments of mental disorders.

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Clinical Psychologists

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Focus on all aspects of cognition-memory, thinking, reasoning, language, etc.

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Cognitive Psychologist

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Focus on all basic psychological processes including perception, learning, and motivation.

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Experimental

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These psychologists focus on all aspects of social behaviour and social thought, they study how people think about and act with others.

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Social Psychologists

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Matching Part 4

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Matching Part 4

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This study involves finding information on a specific topic or issue

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Topical Research

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Research often involves observations of naturally occurring events, but never involves manipulation of different variables. How one variable effects another.

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Correlation Studies

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Researcher does not intervene at all, if possible, they are invisible and work hard not to interrupt the natural dynamics of the situation.

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Naturalist observation

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Researches set up all aspects of a particular event and have almost complete control over a social context, participants are unaware they are being involved in a controlled and often fake situation.

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Field Experiments

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Going out and asking or sending questionnaires about a subject of interest, especially useful for collecting a lot of data from lots of people.

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Survey or Questionnaire

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A face-to-face meeting in which the researcher asks a series of questions and the answers are recorded.

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Interview

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Researchers do this to find valuable way to contribute to human welfare and save lives, it would not be ethical to attempt this research on a person.

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Research with Animals

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Researchers attempt to identify casual relations, they take care to create an environment in which they can make casual statements. They manipulate variables randomly assign participants…

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Experiments

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The researchers attempt to become accepted as one of the group they are researching to acquire information on how things are done from an insiders perspective.

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Participant Observation

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Researchers control some of the aspects of the environment they are studying and watch to see how the subjects behave in a situation.

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Structured Observation

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Short Answer

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Short Answer

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Bronfenbrenner’s circle-

(Inner) Microsystems:

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  • Family
  • Peers
  • Friends
  • Teachers, classmates, and coaches
  • Religious community
  • Neighbours (if close)
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(2nd, middle) Exosystems:

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  • School
  • Media
  • Community groups
  • Health Agencies
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(Outer) Macrosystem:

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  • Culture
  • Society
  • Economic conditions
  • Political
  • Time Periods
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Focused Imaging

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When sports psychologists may work with someone to imagine their mind, what t feels like to do the perfect dive, or for golfers a perfect golf swing. Going through the feeling in their mind.

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Basic Research

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Would be like going out and getting some data.

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Applied Research

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Using the basic data received and using it to find answers to solve problems

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Nature

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Heredity, DNA makeup (hair colour, eye colour, etc).

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Nurture

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Environment (KCS shaping us, etc).

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Roots of Psychology

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Science and Philosophy.

Psychology 30 (9 decks)

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