Ch 1 Flashcards

(30 cards)

1
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Studies Unconscious mental processes

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Psychoanalysis

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2
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Solely observable (quantifiable) behaviors

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Behaviorism

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3
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Positive potential

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Humanistic

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4
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Interaction between thought and behavior

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Cognitive

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5
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Biological analysis

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Brain, genetics, neurochemistry

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6
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Individual analysis

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Individual differences in cognition, motor coordination

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7
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Social analysis

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How we interact with others, relationships, attitudes

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8
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Cultural analysis

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How society influences our behavior, norms, beliefs, taboo

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9
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How brain/body enable emotions, memories, sensory expression

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Neuroscience

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10
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How natural selection of traits promoted survival of genes

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Evolutionary

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11
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How much genes/environment influence differences

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Behavior genetics

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12
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How behavior springs from unconscious drives/conflicts

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Psychodynamic

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13
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How we learn observable responses

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Cognitive

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14
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Way we interact within our environment

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Social-cultural

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15
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Basic research

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Builds knowledge base

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16
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Applied research

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Tackles practical problems

17
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A helping profession

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Involves counciling/clinical treatment

18
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Confounding variable

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Variable that varies in conjunction with independent variable

19
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Random assignment

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Each participant has equal chance of being in any group

20
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Between subjects design

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Different people watching each movie

21
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Within subjects design

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Same people in both

Fewer participants

22
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Blind design

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Participant blind to conditions

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Double blind design

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Experimenter and participant blind to condition

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Descriptive statistics

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Mean, median, mode, variance, standard deviation

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Inferential statistics
Takes into account size of difference, number of participants, degree of variability
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Correlational study
Measures 2+ variables and examines relationship
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Directionality
Don't know which causes which
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3rd variable problem
3 variables involved in process
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Polygenic
Multiple genes define personality, Alzheimer's, etc
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Branch of biology that studies functions Anne parts of living organisms
Physiology