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Unit 1 Flashcards

1
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Psychology=

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The study of behavior and mental processes using experiments to test how we think, feel, and act

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2
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How is a psychiatrist different?

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Psychiatrists prescribe medications

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3
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What is nature vs nurture?

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Nature is based on DNA and genetics while nurture is based on our environment

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4
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Who was Wilhelm Wundt?

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The ‘father of modern psychology’ who did the first psychology experiment

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5
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What was structuralism?

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Study what people are made of

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6
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What was Gestalt?

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Organizing pieces into a whole- first impressions

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7
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What was functionalism?

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Study what people do

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8
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Neuroscience/biological

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Physical body influences behavior

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9
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Behavior genetics

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Nature/nurture influences behavior

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Behavioral

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Learned experiences influence behavior

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Cognitive

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Thought process influences behavior

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12
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Social-cultural

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Others/environment influences behavior

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13
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Psychoanalyic

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Unconscious past experiences influence behavior

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14
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Humanistic

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Good intentions influence behavior

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Scientific method

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Study people by smart thinking, watching, testing, data

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16
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Confirmation bias

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Experimenter tries to prove point

17
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Participant bias

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Participants act as “expected”

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Case study

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We observe one person/group (generalize)

19
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Naturalistic observation

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Observe people without them noticing (public places)

20
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Survey

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Ask people questions

21
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Correlation

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Two variables have a relationship

22
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Positive correlation

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Both variables move together

23
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Negative correlation

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Two variables move opposite

24
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Illusory correlation

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Thinking a relationship exists that doesn’t

25
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Longitudinal study

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Same people, long time

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Cross sectional study

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Different people, short time

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Process of experimentation

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Mess with people– Perspective– Hypoethesis– Experiment/method of research– data

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Operational definition

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Explain exactly what we do

29
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Experimental group

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Group we mess with

30
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Control group

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Group we compare to

31
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Placebo

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When we pretend to do something (fake treatment)

32
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Independent variable

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The thing you mess with

33
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Dependent variable

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The variable measuring the effect

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