what is Psychology? Flashcards
developmental
change over life span
Experimental Cognitive
information processing, things related to how we think
Educational
questions related to education across different levels
Industrial Organizational
questions related to industry, behavior in workplace
Psychometric
psych = mind, metric = measure
measuring the mind
precision in research
theory, hypothesis, operational/empirical definitions
Skepticism
seeing unsupported facts and then investigating it, how to always approach studies
case studies and examples
unique situation, not for all cases; genie and david reimer
Correlational Studies
looking for relationships between two variables, positive and negative
correlation does not equal
causation
Positive correlation
score high on one, you score high on the other (positive slope)
Negative Correlation
score high on one predicts low on the other (negative slope)
Correlation coefficient
no relationship (random), numbers we use to represent that relationship
norms
averages on test
reliability
does it do what it is supposed to do consistently
validity
measuring what it is supposed to measure
representative samples
idea that a test or survey used a sample that is representative of the population that it will be used on
standardized
developed and tested on folks to make sure they have an idea of what a typical answer
what area of psychology does the stroop test fall into
cognitive
biological
idea of our biology
psychodynamic
idea of how biology and genetics may influence how we think, feel, or behave in an environment
cognitive
how we think
social-cultural
differences between cultures and how they behave/view things
behavioral/learning
stimulus response/behavior
