PSY 505 Exam Flashcards
(24 cards)
Psychology
Scientific Research of Basic Principles of human behavior and how we can apply those principles to help individuals etc.
forensic psychology
study of human behavior in a legal, judicial, or criminal context
confirmation bias
being more open to accept something if it coincides with something you already believed
availability heuristic
tendency to apply more weight to info that is readily available simply because of recency or salience
hindsight bias
tendency to overestimate your ability to have known something once you learn the answer
representativness heuristic
like confirmation bias, being more open to ideas just because they fit your preconceived stereotypes
pseudoscience
conclusion that holds no actual scientific grounds, but claims to or appears scientific
independent variable
the variable that affects something else
dependent variable
the variable changed or affected by the IV
potential confound
anything that has the ability to affect the DV, but it not the IV
controls
measuring the potential confounds
Daniel M’Naghten
A case of murder in 19th century England, the suspect was thought to have committed the murder due to mental reasoning difficulties which led to the M’Naghten Rules
Louis Brandies
Used psychological principle and research to advocate for a social issue in court and that is now Called a brandeis brief
Brown V Board of Education
psychology utilized brandeis brief for the elimination of segregation in schools
nine common tasks of psychologists
clinical forensic practice
risk assessment
competency
sanity
jury selection
expert testimony
research
public affairs
crime prevention
McMartin Case
Allegations against a preschool in California against Virginia Buckey. The interviewers were highly suggestive and afterwords there was an increase in research of children event recall and effects of interviewing techniques
Rationalism
We gain knowledge from thought based exploration of concepts
empiricism
we gain knowledge from simple observation
authority
we gain our truths from sources or peoples thoughts
Stanely Milgram
Performed the experiment where people administered electric shocks and he measured their obedience
four factors greatest degree of obedience
proximity to authority
proximity to victim
prestige of authority figure
examples of defiance
Solomon Asch
performed experiment that measured people’s conformity
groupthink
setting aside personal opinion for the larger groups opinion
social loafing
tendency to exert less effort on a shared goal when others are participating cooperatively