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Unit 1 Flashcards

1
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What is Psychology?

A

A study in behavior

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2
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Phrenology

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Personality = humps/ ident on head

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3
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Father of Psych?

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Wilhelm Wunelt

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4
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Structuralism

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the parts of the consciences

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5
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Gestalt

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Whole consciousness (includes the study for perception, learning and problem solving)
Tendency to see patterns/Emphasis is organization/looking for things as a whole

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6
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Sir Francis Galton

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Nature Vs Nuture

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7
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Dorothea Dix

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advocated for mental hospitals

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Psychoanalytic/Psychoclynamic

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unconscious mind/free association
Freud

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Functionalism

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looks to understand mental and behavior that has been modified over the years

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10
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Behaviorism

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learned behavior
by JB Watson
reinforcement + punishment

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11
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Humanism

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free will/ humans are naturally good

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Sociocultural

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Environmental/ study’s impact of the persons race, gender, social norms, etc

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13
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Evolutionary Approach

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Natural selection

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14
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Biological Approach

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Brain chemistry/genetics/hereditary

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15
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Cognitive

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Thinking/thoughts

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16
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Psychologist

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NO MED SCHOOL

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17
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Psychiatrist

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MEDICAL DOCTOR
can prescribe

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18
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Variables

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observable + measurable
how you define and measure a specific variable as it is used in a study

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19
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Independent Variable

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Manipulated or controlled

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20
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Dependent

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The outcome

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21
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Confounding Variable

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something that effects the dependent variable but shouldn’t

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22
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Demand Characteristics

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Experimenter gives off clues

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23
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Counterbalancing

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eliminating the confounding variables effects by present the variables in different order

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24
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Population

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a total from which sample may be drawn

25
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Sample

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selected group of people from the population (random and represented)
(equal chance of participation)

26
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Experimental Group

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Gets the independent variable

27
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Control

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doesn’t get the independent variable

28
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Stratified Sample

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population is divided into different sub categories and a random sample is taken from each

29
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Sampling Bias

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a group in the same does not represent the population (tried to be avoided)

30
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Random Assignment

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A way to control
using random assignment this would eliminate confounding variables

31
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Between subject

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Totally different groups/people

32
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Within subject

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uses participant as his/her control
(does both experiments + under all the conditions)

33
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Experiment

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observations in a control conditions to study a relationship between and independent and dependent variable
Can give insight to cause and effect

34
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How to avoid experimental bias

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Double blind!

35
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Single Blind

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Subject does not know whether they are experimental or control group

36
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Double Blind?

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subject and experimenter does not know the grouping (only solution to avoiding experimental bias)

37
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Hindsight Bias

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Idea ppl say they knew all along

38
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Case Study

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Technique gathers info
Con - Can be biased

39
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Correlational Study

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Goal - technique to detect naturally occuring relationships

extra: not cause and effect but about relationship between variables + relies on stats and used expost fact

40
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Ex post facto

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research that examines past occurrences in order to understand a current state
ex - talking to abused children to get info about abuse since you don’t wanna experiment that

41
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Hawthorn effect

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Subject adjusts their behavior when they know they being watched

42
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Correlation

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shows how closely related 2 sets of scored are to each other

43
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How do you know the strength of the correlation

A

strong weak no correlation
<————————————————->
-1.0 0 +1.0
less than -1 = strong correlation
0 = weak correlation
mor than 1 = no correlation

44
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What’s the difference between negative and positive correlation

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Negative - One variable increases and another decreases
(opposite directions)

Positive - 2 variables are related and move in the same direction

45
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Measures of Centeral Tendency

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Mean : Average (add everything then divide by the # of things present)

Median : Middle #

Mode : Occurs the most

Range : measure of variation

46
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Variability

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How data spreads on the graph

47
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Range

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distance between highest score + lowest score

48
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Standard Deviation

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how far are the scores from the mean

49
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Outliers

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negative skew - down and then up tail
positive skew - up and then down tail

50
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Statistical Significance

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5% chance or less that result would occur by chance

51
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Interrated Reliablity

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Comparison of studies by other evaluator

52
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Pros and Cons of select a human subject

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Pros : people can communicate, you can see the effect
Cons: not representative of the whole population

53
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Pros and Cons of choosing an animal subject

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Pros : generations are easier to observe because they’re faster, control of the environment
Cons : giving animals human traits

54
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What are the APA ethical guidelines

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Informed Consent - informing the subject
Right to say no + withdraw - can’t force the subject to do things
Examine the risk - free of harm (emotionally, psychologically pain counts as harm too)

55
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Psychologist VS Psychiatrist

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Psychologist - No med school
Psychiatrist- Med school

56
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What does experimental do

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Explores cause an effect relationships
Variables are manipulated and used random assignment (extra : what is random assignment)
Eliminates confounding variables

57
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Courtesy Bias

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giving peoples the response they think is wanted to be heard

58
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Survey

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Series of true and false questions to get info quickly

59
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Introspection

A

Examine your own thoughts

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