Psychology and Physiology Flashcards
(36 cards)
: both variables move together in the same direction
Positive Correlation
one variable increases while another decreases
Negative Correlation
Correlational research says…
CORRELATION IS NOT CAUSATION!!!!
Burn out survey name is…
the Maslach Burnout Study
Experimental research
-Allows us to look at causal relationships
Manipulation of a variable
Independent variable: the causing variable that is manipulated by the experimenter
Dependent variable: the variable that is expected to be influenced by the experimental manipulation.
Study on how humans respond to authority
Milgram Shock Study 1963- told them that the experiment was to improve memory
What is social psychology?
Expanded in the 1950s to become a scientific discipline
Energized by researchers who wanted to understand behaviors seen in World War II
Obedience
Conformity
Began to study aggression in the late 1960’s and early 1970s
Started to study group behavior
The study of the dynamic relationship between individuals and people around them.
Believe that human behavior is determined by a person’s characteristics and the social situation
Milgram Study Conclusion
Related to higher levels of obedience
Authoritarianism – tendency to prefer things to be simple rather than complex and to hold traditional values
Conscientiousness – tendency to be responsible, orderly and dependable
Agreeableness – tendency to be good natured, cooperative and trusting
Related to higher levels of resistance
Moral reasoning – the manner in which one makes ethical judgements
Social intelligence – ability to develop a clear perception of the situation using situational cues
Objective was to learn if prison guard brutality was due to sadistic personalities or the guards or the prison environment
Stanford Prison Study 1971
A behavior that is intended to harm another individual who does not wish to be harmed.
Aggression
aggression that has extreme physical harm, such as injury or death as it’s goal.
Violence
aggression that occurs with only a small amount of forethought or intent and that is determined primarily by impulsive emotions.
Emotional or Impulsive aggression
aggression that is intentional and planned
Instrumental or cognitive aggression
aggression that involves harming others physically
Physical aggression
aggression that does not cause physical harm
Nonphysical aggression
yelling, screaming, swearing, name calling
Verbal aggression
intentionally harming another person’s social relationships.
Relational or social aggression
aggression inflicted through the use of computers, cell phones, or other electronic devices
Cyberbullying
Causes of Aggression
Biological
Hormones
Alcohol
Negative Emotions
Pre frontal cortex:
center for control of aggression
When more highly activated - able to control impulses and aggression
Cerebral Cortex less active in
Murderers
Death row inmates
Biological
Testosterone
Associated with increased aggression in animals and humans
Also influential in women
correlational
Hormones
Increases aggression
Involved in the majority of violent crimes
Disrupts executive function
Reduces the ability to inhibit aggression
Alcohol
More likely to aggress when experiencing negative emotions
Negative Emotions
-objective was to learn if prison guard brutality was due to sadistic personalities or the guards or the prison environment
Stanford Prison Study 1971