Psych term 1 Flashcards

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Withdrawal rights

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Having the right to withdrawal from an experiment at any time without consequence.

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Informed consent

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Getting written consent from participants and informing them of the nature of the experiment

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Confidentiality

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Participants privacy

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Debriefing

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Participants are informed of the true purpose at the end of the experiment.

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Deception

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Not fully informing participants of the experiment because it may altar their behaviour and the outcome.

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Voluntary participation

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Participants agree to take part in an experiment free from pressure and consequence.

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Pseudoscience

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A fake/false science (not based on empirical evidence) eg astrology, phrenology, numerology, palmistry.

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Psychological perspectives

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Biological
Cognitive
Behavioural
Socio-cultural

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Biological

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A perspective of psychology that uses principles of biology and evidence from the body to study mental processes and behaviour.

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Cognitive perspective

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A perspective of psychology that is interested in investigating internal mental processes, thoughts and memories.

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Behavioural perspective

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A perspective of psychology that explains human behaviour through studying observable actions.
Overt behaviour- actions that are observable and visible to other (running)
Covert behaviour- actions that are hidden and represented internally (thinking about life)

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Socio-cultural

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A perspective of psychology that seeks to investigate how an individuals behaviour is influenced by others.

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Barnum effect

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Tendency to consider personal descriptions to be accurate when stated in general terms.

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