Unit 1 Flashcards
Psychology=
The study of behavior and mental processes using experiments to test how we think, feel, and act
How is a psychiatrist different?
Psychiatrists prescribe medications
What is nature vs nurture?
Nature is based on DNA and genetics while nurture is based on our environment
Who was Wilhelm Wundt?
The ‘father of modern psychology’ who did the first psychology experiment
What was structuralism?
Study what people are made of
What was Gestalt?
Organizing pieces into a whole- first impressions
What was functionalism?
Study what people do
Neuroscience/biological
Physical body influences behavior
Behavior genetics
Nature/nurture influences behavior
Behavioral
Learned experiences influence behavior
Cognitive
Thought process influences behavior
Social-cultural
Others/environment influences behavior
Psychoanalyic
Unconscious past experiences influence behavior
Humanistic
Good intentions influence behavior
Scientific method
Study people by smart thinking, watching, testing, data
Confirmation bias
Experimenter tries to prove point
Participant bias
Participants act as “expected”
Case study
We observe one person/group (generalize)
Naturalistic observation
Observe people without them noticing (public places)
Survey
Ask people questions
Correlation
Two variables have a relationship
Positive correlation
Both variables move together
Negative correlation
Two variables move opposite
Illusory correlation
Thinking a relationship exists that doesn’t
Longitudinal study
Same people, long time
Cross sectional study
Different people, short time
Process of experimentation
Mess with people– Perspective– Hypoethesis– Experiment/method of research– data
Operational definition
Explain exactly what we do
Experimental group
Group we mess with
Control group
Group we compare to
Placebo
When we pretend to do something (fake treatment)
Independent variable
The thing you mess with
Dependent variable
The variable measuring the effect
