Unit 0 - Approaches and Research

Question 1

Psychodynamic/Psychoanalytic

Answer 1

Icebergs, ego;Id;super ego

Question 2

Biological

Answer 2

The chemistry of the brain and body

Question 3

Behvioral

Answer 3

conditioned/trained, poke with the stick while you dangle the carrot

Question 4

Cognitive

Answer 4

interactions of thinking, emotion, creativity, and problem solving effect how and why you think the way you do

Question 5

Evolutionary

Answer 5

Reproduce and Dont die

Question 6

Humanistic

Answer 6

self-actualization, free will, client centered

Question 7

Social-Cultural

Answer 7

We live in our own bubbles

Question 8

Hindsight Bias

Answer 8

tendency to believe, after learning an outcome, that we should have foreseen it

Question 9

Theory

Answer 9

explains behaviors or events by offering ideas that organize observations

Question 10

Hypothesis

Answer 10

produces testable predictions

Question 11

Falsifiability

Answer 11

mark of its scientific strength

Question 12

Operational Definitions

Answer 12

check of their own biases

Question 13

Case Study

Answer 13

examines 1 group in depth in hope of revealing things true of us all

Question 14

Naturalistic Observation

Answer 14

non-experimental; involves recording responses in natural environments

Question 15

Survey

Answer 15

looks at many cases in less depth; report their behaviors or opinions

Question 16

Likert Scale

Answer 16

a scale used to measure survey participants opinions, attitudes, motivations, and more

Question 17

Wording effect/framing

Answer 17

ordering of words makes big differences on how survey is answered

Question 18

Social Desirability Scale

Answer 18

the tendency of survey respondents to answer in a way that is viewed favorably by others

Question 19

Self Report Bias

Answer 19

deviation between the self reported and true values of the same measure

Question 20

Sampling Bias

Answer 20

when some members are more likely to be selected in a sample than others

Question 21

Random Sample

Answer 21

everyone in the sample is equally likely to be included

Question 22

Population

Answer 22

everyone in the group being studied

Question 23

Convenience Sample

Answer 23

using samplers that are more convenient to the researcher