Flashcards in Ch 1 Deck (30)
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Studies Unconscious mental processes
Psychoanalysis
2
Solely observable (quantifiable) behaviors
Behaviorism
3
Positive potential
Humanistic
4
Interaction between thought and behavior
Cognitive
5
Biological analysis
Brain, genetics, neurochemistry
6
Individual analysis
Individual differences in cognition, motor coordination
7
Social analysis
How we interact with others, relationships, attitudes
8
Cultural analysis
How society influences our behavior, norms, beliefs, taboo
9
How brain/body enable emotions, memories, sensory expression
Neuroscience
10
How natural selection of traits promoted survival of genes
Evolutionary
11
How much genes/environment influence differences
Behavior genetics
12
How behavior springs from unconscious drives/conflicts
Psychodynamic
13
How we learn observable responses
Cognitive
14
Way we interact within our environment
Social-cultural
15
Basic research
Builds knowledge base
16
Applied research
Tackles practical problems
17
A helping profession
Involves counciling/clinical treatment
18
Confounding variable
Variable that varies in conjunction with independent variable
19
Random assignment
Each participant has equal chance of being in any group
20
Between subjects design
Different people watching each movie
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Within subjects design
Same people in both
Fewer participants
22
Blind design
Participant blind to conditions
23
Double blind design
Experimenter and participant blind to condition
24
Descriptive statistics
Mean, median, mode, variance, standard deviation
25
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
29
Polygenic
Multiple genes define personality, Alzheimer's, etc
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