Test 1: Chapter 1 Flashcards
What does personality consist of?
Uniqueness of the individual
Consistency of behaviour
Content and process
what does “uniqueness of the individual” mean?
it is the explanation for an individual’s thoughts, feelings and behaviour
what does “consistency of behaviour” mean?
it is the consistency of behaviour ACROSS TIME
What does “content and process” describe?
underlying operational elements that gives rise to Uniqueness of the individual and consistency of behaviour and why you act/feel the way you do
What are the 6 major theoretical viewpoints? (Know what they mean too)
Biological Evolutionary Behavioural Psychoanalytical Cognitive Cultural
How to theoretical viewpoints develop?
- Identify the situation
- identify the behaviour
- form theories to EXPLAIN the behaviour
what are the 3 steps of developing a theory?
- Forming a theory. Explanation
- Testing the theory. Experiment to verify
- Applying the theory
What are the 3 main research methods?
Clinical
correlational
Experimental
What methods are used in Clinical research methods?
case studies, individual interview, analysis of personal documents
What happens in a Case study?
where past and present factors contributing to the behaviour of an individual. (RARE cases)
what takes place in an individual interview?
get info from a person from asking them questions
When do you use analysis of personal Documents? what do you do?
usually when the person has died. it is the analysis of info found in personal documents
What is important about Correlational studies?
it describes the RELATIONSHIP between 2 variables. ONE DOESN’T CAUSE THE OTHER. it allows for observational research
What do you have to alter during the experimental approach?
systematic intervention: change levels of variables
Establish independent variables
Set up Experimental control
what experimental controls can you put in place?
random assignment of subjects standardized procedures (control group) independent verification
