Unit 1 Flashcards
(55 cards)
All or none law
Either an action potential sends or it doesnt
Action Potential
Electrical current that causes neuron to fire information when its above -50mv
Resting Potential
Charge before firing (70mv)
Working Memory
The memory you use to solve something in a short amount of time.
Incidental Learning
Learning without trying
Intentional Learning
Purposefully learning material
Metacognition
Thinking about the way we think
Transfer Appropriate Testing
Practice how you play…. study like you test
Systematic Observation
Observation of the world with the aim to better it
Empirical Methods
Approaches to inquiry that are tied to actual measurement
Clinical research
Field of psychology that focuses on everyday people and therapy
Organizational Psychology
Psychologists who work in businesses to make them more efficient
Informed Consent
Written document informing participant’s of experiment that they have to sign
Confidentiality
Info in the study is secure from the public and isn’t linked to the individual person
Privacy
You cannot observe participants in private and information can’t be observed without their consent
Experimental Research
Variables are manipulated and we can infer causality
Correlational Research
Measurements are taken but there is no manipulation. We can infer relationship but not causality
Confounding Variables
Variables that aren’t part of the study but could impact the outcome
Correlation Coefficient
r represents the strength in which things are correlated. The closer to 1 or -1, the stronger the correlations whether positive or negative
Naturalistic Observation/ Ethnography
We go into nature and look at what happens
Case Study
Learn as much as possible from one single person
Narrative Analysis
Look at different cultures and combine them to create one big story
Quasi-Experimental
When you can’t use random assignment like with gender and marriage
Longitudinal design
Observing different groups over a long period of time
