Test One CH 1 Flashcards
Psychology Definition
The study of Mental Processes and behaviour
Arm Chair Philosophy
Based on Speculation, subject to bias.
Wilhelm Wundt
made the first lab
How has psychology shifted between cognative processes and mental events?
1920-60 behavioral, 1960’s cognative.
clinical Psychology
sees patients
psychiatry
goes to medical school, can prescribe medicine.
cognative psychologists
how we process information
behavioral psychology
how our genes and surroundings effect our behavior
Nature vs Nurture and why its wrong
wrong because always a mix of both
Biopsychosocial approach
any mental process is simultaniously effects by biological, psychological and social factors.
Critical Thinking
questioning what youve been told, looking for biases in thought
inpecting evidence,
watching for overgerneralizations.
What is ethnocentrism ?
Seeing other cultures based from your own. Your culture is the standard.
Scientific Method
Theory, hypothesis, plan, gather data, analyze, conclusion.
case studies
study of one person. never proves anything
Naturalistic observation
watching people in their own enviroment
survey method
questionaires and interviews
Why can surveys give squwed data?
volunteer bias, how the questions are written honesty of participants.
Correlation (r)
-1 to +1
0 means none
+1 means better correlation than -1
doesnt imply causation
experimental method
the only way to infer cause and effect relations.
involves independant and dependent variables
intervening (third variables)
a third variable that is causeing correlation
Operational definitions
results may differ depending on how variables are defined and measured.
confounding variables
uncontrollable factors, such as loudness and violence, you cant seperate them
double blind design
when people dont know if they are in the study or control group
test of statistical significance.
tests the probability that results are by chance,
Insignificance is <.5
