WEEK 1: Introduction to Psychology Flashcards
The Greek word means soul.
PSYCHE
The scientific study of behavior and mental processes.
PSYCHOLOGY
What is Manifest Content?
LITERAL meaning of a dream
What is Latent Content?
The HIDDEN meaning of a dream
Part of a mind that is widely inaccessible.
UNCONSCIOUS MIND
Goals of Psychology
- To describe
- To explain
- To predict
- To control
Proposing hypotheses, conducting research, and creating or modifying theories based on the results.
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
Observing behavior in its natural setting.
Observing behavior in its natural setting.
Cons of naturalistic observation
OBSERVER BIAS
List of questions to be answered by research participants.
SURVEY
A measure that shows the extent to which two variables change together.
CORRELATION STUDY
A partial biography of a particular individual and involves asking people to recall relevant experiences from the past.
CLINICAL/CASE STUDY
Major limitation of case histories; rely on a person’s ________ and ________ which are frequently distorted or incomplete
MEMORIES, RECONSTRUCTION OF EARLIER EVENTS
A scientific method that seeks to confirm cause-and-effect relationships by introducing independent variables and observing their effects on dependent variables
EXPERIMENTS
Participants are exposed to the independent variable (treatment)
EXPERIMENTAL GROUPS
Refers to comparison group we use in order to see the effects of independent variable (treatment)
CONTROL GROUP
Pagsasaliksik na palasak sa isang hindi organisadong bilang ng panlipunan at pangkalinangan magtamo ng datos, kahulugan, at direksyon ng pananaliksik
PAKAPA-KAPA
Ginagamit para sa isng espesyal na uri ng sensitibong cues na papatnubay sa taga-pagsaliksik sa kanilang taglay na mga grupo, miyembro/participants
PAKIKIRAMDAM