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Unit I - Scientific Foundations of Psychology Flashcards

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Psychoanalytical

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childhood

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Humanistic

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feel will and choices

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Evolutionary

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behavior, thought, feelings

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Biological

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mental processes

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Cognitive

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thinking

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Biopsychosocial

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thoughts, feelings, behaviors influencing health

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Sociocultural

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society

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Case Study

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one person is studied in depth

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Naturalistic Observation

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observing behavior in natural environment

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Survey

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questionnaires/interviews used to gather info

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Sample

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random selection

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Population

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entire group of people

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Random Selection

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choosing random people to be in the study

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Correlational Study

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finding relationship between multiple variables

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Correlational Coefficient

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number that indicates strength of a correlational relationship

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Experimental Study

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applying experimental research methods to study behavior

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Hypothesis

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testable explanation of relationship between multiple events

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Independent Variable

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factor that is being manipulated

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Dependent Variable

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factor that is depending on the IV

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Confounding Variable

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factor that could affect the results of experiment

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Operational Definition

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statement of the procedures of experiment

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Random Assignment

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participants are put into groups randomly

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Control Group

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group that is not manipulated

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Experimental Group

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group exposed to treatment

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Placebo

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people are told/given something to make them think they are receiving treatment

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Benefit of double-blind study

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  • participants and researchers don’t know group placement
  • protects against placebo and experimenter effects
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Reliability

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something stays the same, constant

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Validity

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how well a test measures what it’s supposed to measure

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Statistical Significance

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statement of how strong the experiment is

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Statistics

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collection/analysis of data

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Inferential Statistics

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researchers make inferences about collected data

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Descriptive Statistics

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organize or summarize data

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Central Tendancy

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statistic that identifies a single value as a representative of entire data

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Mean

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average
- impacted by outliers
- it’s mean because it has outliers

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Median

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middle score
- “medium”

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Mode

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most frequent occurring score
- “most”

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Positively Skewed Curve

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highest point early and then slowly down

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Normal Curve

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highest point in very middle

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Negatively Skewed Curve

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slowly up and highest point later

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Standard of Deviation

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average difference between each of the values
- 1 standard deviation = 68%
- 2 standard deviations = 95%
- 3 standard deviations = 99.7%

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Range

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difference between highest and lowest score
ex. 3, 5, 6, 12 = 9

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Belmont Report

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statement of basic ethical principals

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