Test One CH 1 Flashcards

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Psychology Definition

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The study of Mental Processes and behaviour

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2
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Arm Chair Philosophy

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Based on Speculation, subject to bias.

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3
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Wilhelm Wundt

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made the first lab

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4
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How has psychology shifted between cognative processes and mental events?

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1920-60 behavioral, 1960’s cognative.

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5
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clinical Psychology

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sees patients

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6
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psychiatry

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goes to medical school, can prescribe medicine.

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7
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cognative psychologists

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how we process information

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8
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behavioral psychology

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how our genes and surroundings effect our behavior

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9
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Nature vs Nurture and why its wrong

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wrong because always a mix of both

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10
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Biopsychosocial approach

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any mental process is simultaniously effects by biological, psychological and social factors.

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Critical Thinking

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questioning what youve been told, looking for biases in thought
inpecting evidence,
watching for overgerneralizations.

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12
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What is ethnocentrism ?

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Seeing other cultures based from your own. Your culture is the standard.

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Scientific Method

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Theory, hypothesis, plan, gather data, analyze, conclusion.

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14
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case studies

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study of one person. never proves anything

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15
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Naturalistic observation

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watching people in their own enviroment

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16
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survey method

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questionaires and interviews

17
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Why can surveys give squwed data?

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volunteer bias, how the questions are written honesty of participants.

18
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Correlation (r)

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-1 to +1
0 means none
+1 means better correlation than -1
doesnt imply causation

19
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experimental method

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the only way to infer cause and effect relations.

involves independant and dependent variables

20
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intervening (third variables)

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a third variable that is causeing correlation

21
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Operational definitions

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results may differ depending on how variables are defined and measured.

22
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confounding variables

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uncontrollable factors, such as loudness and violence, you cant seperate them

23
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double blind design

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when people dont know if they are in the study or control group

24
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test of statistical significance.

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tests the probability that results are by chance,

Insignificance is <.5