Everything Flashcards
(34 cards)
Research Methods (Who Uses What)
Experiment: P S
Surveys: P A S
Available: P A S
Field Research: A S
Inquiry Model
Identify Problem
Form Hypothesis
Collect Data
Analyze Data
Draw Conclusions
Reliability
Repeating experiment under same conditions will yield the same results
Validity
Credibility of research; Measure what it’s supposed to measure
How do you prevent potential harm from participants
Inform participants of the risk
Screen out participants that may be harmed
Debrief participants, post-study
What 3 factors need to be checked to see if research is ethical
Data Collection: Pursuit of knowledge over personal gain
Responsibility: How to use the data
Treatment if participants: potential harm (social, mental, physical)
Root of discrimination
Frustration-Aggression Theory
Individuals shortcomings make you hate groups who have more
Roots of discrimination
Competition Theory
The immigrants are taking our jobs
Roots of discrimination
Learned Theory
Discrimination is learned through social interaction
Roots of discrimination
Ignorance theory
People don’t know so they assume
School of thought
Behaviourism
Behaviour due to stimulus
Pavlov & Skinner
School of thought
Humanistic Psychology
Emphasizes human potential, personal growth, and self actualizations.
Maslow & Rogers
School of thought
Cognitive Psychology
Memory, perception, and problem solving
Bondura & Loftus
Bonobos Vs Chimps
Same:
Both live in highly social, multi male/female societies
Diff:
Chimps are violent, great apes and infanticide
Bonobos are peaceful & enjoy sex
Principles of natural selection
Variability
Heritability
Environmental fitness
Populating globe
Out of Africa
Humans evolved as a single group & migrated
Multigenerational
Humans evolved in places outside africa
Neanderthals vs Humans
Same:
Both Bipedal
Both Intelligent
Diff:
Neanderthals are shorter, more muscular & adapts to cold
Neanderthals heads are larger
Jablonski
Why different skin colour exists
Differences humans and chimps
Larger femur
Spine/posture
Founder Effect
A group of the population moves away
Bottleneck
A large population gets reduced gene pool smaller
Neo-darwinism
Added to Darwin’s theory new species can be made due to environmental change and migration
Darwin
Natural selection, SOF, mutations
Lamarck
Inheritance, acquired triats