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Unit 1 Flashcards

1
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What is qualitative data 1.5

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Data on descriptive data and nature

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What is Range 1.5

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Range is the difference between the highest score and lowest score

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What is longitudinal studies 1.2

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A study that follows one group over a long period of time.

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What is the cognitive approach 1.1

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It is the study of peoples thoughts

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what is subject bias 1.4

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When the subjects are consciously or unconsciously biased towards the outcome they think the researcher wants

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What is a negative correlation 1.5

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When one variable increases while another decreases

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what is the psycodynamic approach and who developed it 1.1

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it is the study of the mind when you are unconscious developed by Sigmund freud.

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what is the humanistic Approach To studying psychology 1.1

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It is that it focused on freewill, the uniqueness of people and what makes them special.

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If we give coffee to highschool students to make them pay more attention, what are the two variables. And what is it we are doing 1.3

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The independant variable is the coffe
The dependant variable their attention
We are preforming an experiment.

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What is statistical analysis 1.5

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When a researchers summarize, organize, interpret, and analzye their data before making a conclusion

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What are three types of ways to gather data 1.2

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  1. Surveys, which are questionnaires that gather data on what people think and do.
  2. Case study is descriptive research on a specific group or individual.
  3. Naturalisitc observations, gather information of people in their natural environment.
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What is principle B 1.6

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Fidelity and responsibility.
To cultivate a positive atmosphere for the field and an scientific environment

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What is Principle E 1.6

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Respect for peoples rights and dignity.
Subjects must have consented and have a right to privacy

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What is a bell curve 1.5

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When the mode, median, and mean are all at the 0 point value.

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What is central tendancy

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It is mode: the most occuring value
Mean: average score
Median: Score found at the exact middle

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What are the positive and negative skews 1.5

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A positive kcew is when the mean is towards the higher end of the score
A negative skew is when the mean is towards the lower end of the score.

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What is functionalism and who developed it 1.1

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It is studying the mind by its evolved functions developed by William james

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What is a hypothesis 1.3

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If we manipulate the independant variable and hold everything else constant, then the dependant variable will change because of the independent variable.

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Explain how the Psycodynamic approach can be negative to people and how we can treat it 1.1

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Unconcious negative thoughts in the mind make people act a certain way. to solve it Undertsand and work with those thoughts.

20
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What is the Sociocultural Approach To studying psychology 1.1

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It is the focus on environment, our culture, family, religion, society, friends, and how they shape us.

21
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What is the experimental and control group 1.3

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The experimental group is the group that gets the products
The control is the one that gets the placebo

22
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What is the placebo effect and how can we negate it 1.3

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The placebo effect is when someone believes they are experiencing something because they are told they will.
To negate it we have to give half the people a placebo during the experiment.

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Explain how operant conditioning can be negative to people and how we can treat it 1.1

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People seek negative rewards or a stuck in a negative cycle of rewards and punishments. To solve put people into a healthy cycles of rewards and punishments.

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What is principle C 1.6

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Integrity.
Researchers must be transparent and trustful to all practices of psychology with a few exceptions

25
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what is operant conditioning and who developed it 1.1

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Focuses on behaviour. When our behaviour is trained through punishments or rewards developed by B.F Skinner

26
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How can the biological approach be negative and how can we treat it 1.1

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Illness with a problem with electrical or chemical signals or a problems with structure. To solve it we can Chemical or electrical processes through medicine, electrical processes, or surgery.

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What is principle A 1.6

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It is beneficence and non-maleficence. Studies must be beneficial and not cause harm to the subjects

28
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what is the Hawthorne effect? 1.4

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When a person behaves or act different because they know they are being observed

29
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What is the Biological Approach To studying psychology 1.1

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It is that our mind is what our whole body does by sending and receiving electrical and chemicals signals.

30
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what is quantitative data 1.5

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Data on numbers

31
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What is principle D 1.6

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Justice
Researcher must prevent unjust practices by
being aware of their biases.

32
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What is a positive correlation 1.5

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When both variable increase or decrease together

33
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What is structuralism and who coined it and who developed it 1.1

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It is studying the mind by what its made of and its structure coined by Edward Titchener and developed by Wilhelm wundt

34
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What is researcher bias 1.4

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When the researcher consciously or unconsciously conducts the experiment in a way that will fit his desired outcome.

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What is classical conditioning and who developed it 1.1

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Focuses on reflexes. When a reflex is trained to be activated at a type of stimulus and it was developed on by Ivan pavlov

36
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explain how cognitive approach can be negative to people and how to treat it 1.1

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Negative thinking patterns prevent beneficial thoughts. To solve this identify those thought patterns and change them to be healthy.

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What is a confounding variable 1.4

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They are factors which researchers did not account for and interfered with the study

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What is a cross sectionals study 1.2

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A study that compares different groups from one point in time

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Explain how the Classical conditioning can be negative to people and how we can treat it 1.1

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Problem is people have negative associations between a reflex and stimuli. To solve it, disconnect the stimuli and reflex and turn it into a positive association.

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How can the humanistic approach be negative and how can we treat it 1.1

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Illness is a barrier preventing the goodness and strength of a person go unrecongized. To solve it, we remove the barriers and they will grow.

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what is Behaviouralism and who developed it 1.1

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It is studying the mind by numbers and things that can be counted: reflexes and behaviours, it was developed by Ivan pavlov

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How can the sociocultural approach be negative and how can we treat it 1.1

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Illness is the societal or cultural norms that conflict with our ideals. to solve it we can reteach the person how to go along with society or change society.

43
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What is psychology 1.1

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It is the study of the mind

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