Unit 1 Flashcards
what is psychology?
The study of the mind and behavior.
What is Anthropology?
The study of of humans, their ancestors, and related primates.
What is Sociology?
The study of the development, structure, and functioning of human society.
What does psychology study?
-Mental processes, emotions, and behaviors.
-Individual development, cognition, and mental health.
What does anthropology study?
-Human cultures, societies, and physical development.
-Cultural practices, social structures, and human evolution.
what does sociology study?
-Social relationships, institutions, and patterns of behavior.
-Social issues, group dynamics, and societal change.
Scientific method
- QUESTION/PURPOSE
- HYPOTHESIS: prediction based on observations.
- PROCEDURE/METHOD: conduct experiments to test the hypothesis.
- DATA COLLECTION: Gather and record data
- OBSERVATION/ANALYSIS: Analyze the data to determine if it supports the hypothesis.
- CONCLUSION
Types of research design
-survey
-documentary
-statistics
-case study
-focus group
-interview
-article
-news source
-lab experiment
-observation
Ethics of social sciences- famous unethical experiments #1
Learned helplessness, 1965
-The experiment used dogs and conditioned them to different treatment with shocks. This was to see if they can learn helplessness
-the experiment was unethical , no consent to the experiment, nor was there any debriefing. No peer approval.
famous unethical experiments #2
The monster study, 1939
-It was a stuttering experiment that compared how children would react to positive and negative speech therapy.
-This was unethical, there was no informed consent from children, they faced lasting effects to their speech patterns afterwards. There was no debriefing.
famous unethical experiments #3
Monkey drug trials, 1969
- Use of dugs on monkeys to understand the effects of addiction and drug use on humans.
-This was unethical because there was harm to the animals, and much more extreme than needed. No peer approval. Consent, and withdrawal from experiment
famous unethical experiments #4
Stanford prison experiment, 1971
- examines the behaviour of individuals when placed into roles of either prisoners or guards.
-The prisoners and guards consented to the experiment, but were not told the extent of their role, Much psychological harm came to the subjects. It was not approved by other psychologists and was cut short due to the severe effects.
