Exam 1 Flashcards
Chapters 1-3
Critical Thinking Skills
- Assume other perspectives
- Biases and assumptions
- Flexible/Skepticism
- Reflective thinking
- Scrutinize Evidence
Psychology
The scientific study of behavior and mental processes.
Goals of psychology
Describe, explain, predict, control, apply
Operational Definitions
Precise unanimous definitions defined in terms of measurable observable criteria.
Basic Scientific Assumptions
Events are lawful and explainable
Scientific Method
- Formulate a hypothesis
- Design study and collect data
- Analyze data and draw conclusions
- Report Findings
Correlation Research
A research strategy that allows the calculation of how strongly related two factors are to each other.
Wilhem Wundt
Founder of psychology as an experimental science.
Edward B. Titchner
Wundt’s student who developed the approach structuralism.
Structuralism
The most basic components or structures, of conscious experience.
William James
Functionalism
Functionalism
The purpose of behavior and mental processes.
Psychoanalysis
Personality theory emphasizing the role of unconscious factors.
Sigmund Freud
psychoanalysis
Behaviorism
The study of observable behaviors, especially as they pertain to learning.
