Unit 1 Flashcards

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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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10
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Behavioral

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Learned experiences influence behavior

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11
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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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15
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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”

18
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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

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Negative correlation

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Two variables move opposite

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Illusory correlation

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Thinking a relationship exists that doesn’t

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Longitudinal study
Same people, long time
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Cross sectional study
Different people, short time
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Process of experimentation
Mess with people-- Perspective-- Hypoethesis-- Experiment/method of research-- data
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Operational definition
Explain exactly what we do
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Experimental group
Group we mess with
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Control group
Group we compare to
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Placebo
When we pretend to do something (fake treatment)
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Independent variable
The thing you mess with
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Dependent variable
The variable measuring the effect