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1.1 Introduction to Psychology Flashcards

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psychology

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the scientific study of behavior and thought processes and how they effect your physical and mental state

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Phrenology

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studying bumps on the head to determine personality

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Wundt

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developed 1st psychology lab in 1869

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Titchener

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structuralism: measuring reaction to stimuli

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James

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functionalism: Why do people act the way they do

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Freud

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psychoanalysis: people don’t usually know why they do things, childhood greatly effects adults

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Skinner

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behaviorism: focus on measurable aspects of behavior

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Rogers

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humanism: people have freedom, wan tot choose the path of life that is best for them

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Cognitive Psychology

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rational and irrational views

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Experimental Psychology

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studies, lab testing

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Clinical Psychology

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working with people

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Ph.D Psychology

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Doctorate in the Philosophy of Psychology, practice, teach, research. Called Psychologists

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Psy.D Psychology

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Doctorate in the Psychology of Psychology. practice. Psychologists

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M.D Psychiatry

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prescribe medications. Psychiatrist

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Research Ethics

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people must be told about what’s going to happen in studies, and have the ability to stop whenever they want and have the data erased.

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Deceptions

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things that are kept secret so that patients act natural. Revealed at the end of the study, patient may choose to have data erased.

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Milgram’s Obedience Study

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deliver electric shocks, see how far parient goes until they refuse to shock someone. Deemed unethical because participants couldn’t stop right away if they wanted to, and sometimes had psychological harm.

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Animal Ethics

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Church allows experimentation to allow humans to live better lives.

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Why do research on animals

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  1. Control.
  2. A unique characteristic of the Species
  3. Irreversible effects

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