Intro To Psych Flashcards
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Psychology
The scientific study of behaviour and mental processes
Mental processes
A persons thoughts and feelings that are personal and cannot be observed
Behaviour
External actions made by any living thing that can be observed
Psychologist
Studies psychology for four years at a university and may do additional studying or supervised practise
Psychiatrist
Completes a medical degree and specialises in psychiatry, able to prescribe medications and perform medical procedures
Empirical Evidence
Data collected directly by observation or experimentation
Replication
Conducting a study again to establish if results can be duplicated, ensuring reliability
Pseudoscience
False science that claim to be scientific but lacks empirical evidence and replication
Sports Psychologist
Concerned with athlete performance and identifying factors influencing it
Forensic Psychologist
Applies psychological principles in the legal system
Clinical Psychologist
Focuses on assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of psychological and general health problems
Counselling Psychologist
Assists individuals, couples, and families with personal problems
Organisational Psychologist
Studies factors influencing productivity in workplaces
Educational Psychologist
Studies factors influencing the learning process from childhood to adulthood
Neuropsychologist
Studies the biological basis of behaviour and the impact of brain dysfunction on thinking and behaviour
Community Psychologist
Assists communities by implementing programs to support members wellbeing
Health Psychologist
Focuses on the prevention and treatment of physical illnesses
Differences between Psychologist and a Psychiatrist
- Psychologists studies four years of psychology at a university and can do two years of extra studying or two years of supervised practicing. Whereas a psychiatrist does a medical degree and then can do a specialist of psychiatry.
- A psychologist cannot perform medical procedures or prescribe medication whereas a psychiatrist can perform medical procedures and prescribe medications.
- A psychologist work in all types of specialist areas whereas a psychiatrist focus on prevention, diagnosis and treatment of mental
health problems
Similarities between Psychologist and Psychiatrist
- Psychologists and Psychiatrists both study at a University
- Psychologusts and Psychiatrists are both able to diagnose their patients
- Both are trained to understand how your brain works, how you think and how you behave
Differences between Pseudoscience and Science
- With psychology, more and more information is learnt meaning that it improves over time whereas pseudoscience nothing new is learnt so it lacks progress
- Psychology relies on empirical evidence while Pseudoscience relies on personal anecdotes as evidence
- Psychology uses a clearly defined hypothesis that can be tested under controlled environments whereas Pseudoscience has a hypothesis that is too vague to be tested or they avoid having a hypothesis being tested
Scientific Method
- Identify Research Problem
- Formulate a Hypothesis
- Design the Method
- Collect the Data
- Analyse the Data
- Interpret the Results
- Report the Findings
Aim
A broad statement outlining the goal of a research investigation
Sentence Structure for an Aim
“To investigate the effect of IV on DV”
Independent Variable
The variable manipulated by the researcher to observe it’s effects on the dependent variable; the cause variable
