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Unit 1: Foundations & Research Methods Flashcards

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Sigmund Freud

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Created psychoanalytical (how unconsciousness/childhood experiences impact behavior

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Mary Whiton Calkins

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-1st female president of American Psych Association
-Pioneering memory researcher

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Charles Darwin

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-Evolutionary theorist
-influenced James in the idea of FUNCTIONALISM

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Dorothea Dix

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-reformer, led way to humane treatment of psych disorders

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G. Stanley Hall

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-Wundt’s American student

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William James

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-influence from Darwin (FUNCTIONALISM)
-principles of psych/Harvard teaching
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Ivan Pavlov

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-study of learning, study on getting dogs to drool

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Jean Piaget

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-DEVELOPMENTAL
-theory of cognitive development

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Carl Rodgers

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-humanistic (personal growth potential)

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B.F. Skinner

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-BEHAVIORISM (study of observable behavior)

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Margaret Floy Washburn

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-1st female psych PhD (doctor of philosophy) & 2nd APA President
-Animal Mind Book

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John B. Watson

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-BEHAVIORISM

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Wilheim Wundt

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-Created 1st Psych lab

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Structuralism

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-used introspection(look inward) to reveal human mind structure, report experience elements
-proved unreliable (varied results + too subjective)

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Functionalism

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-how mental/behavioral processes function & enable organisms to adapt, survive, flourish

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Early Behaviorism

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Psych = only studied in objective observations (behavior due to reinforcement (award/punishment) & measurements

-thoughts & hidden parts of mind = irrelevant (behavior w/o mental processes) {not rly agreed upon}

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Gestalt

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-organized whole, emphasized tendency to integrate pieces of info into meaningful wholes

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Psychoanalytic/Psychodynamic

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-how unconscious drives & conflicts influence behavior/uses info to treat psych disorders (unconscious = role in everything)

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Humanistic

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-emphasized human growth, potential
-rejected behaviorist def. (too limiting)

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Evolutionary Approach

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-shifting in behavior & mind, uses natural selection(survival of the fittest) principles

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Biological Approach

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-links between biological(genetic, neural, hormonal) & psych processes

-body & brain = dominant influencers of behavior/thinking

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Cognitive Approach

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-mental processes, when we: perceive, learn, remember, think, communicate, solve problems. z
-links between brain activity & cognitive processes

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Biopsychosocial Approach

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-incorporates: bio, psych, social culture viewpoints
-more focused theoretical predictions
-each itself = incomplete (all off a way of looking at mental/behavioral positions).

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Socioculture

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-how situations/cultures affect behavior.thinking
-might explore how anger expressions vary culturally

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Different Domains of Psych - Biological
-study link between brain & mind in behavior regulations -How the body and brain enables emotions, memories, and sensory experiences; how genes combine with the environment to influence individual differences
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Clinical
-treat disorders & behavioral/emotional problems -interview clients, testing, group/individual therapy -Studies, assesses, and treats people with psychological disorders
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Cognitive
-focus on mental processes involved in perception, learning, memory, & thinking -How we encode, process, store, and retrieve information
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Counseling
-assist ppl with problems in living (ex: school, work, marriage) & greater well-being
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Development
-study our changes from birth to death -Studies physical, cognitive, and social change throughout the lifespan
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Educational
-how psych processes affect & enhance teaching/learning
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Experimental
uses experimental methods to study issues -pure science that conducts research in order to contribute more knowledge to the field
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Industrial - Organizational
-advise business on how to improve workers & raise efficiency -Uses psychology's concepts and methods in the workplace to help organizations and companies select and train employees, boost morale and productivity, design products, and implement systems
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Personality
-study our traits (behavior consistency (thinking, feeling, and acting) + what represent shapes/personality)
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Psychometric
-study of abilities, attitudes, traits (measurement of behavior, capability thru tests) -closely tied to experimental psychology
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Social
-how we interact in groups (inter painful behavior & social forces in governing behavior) -how we think about, influence, and relate to one another; studies influence of groups on a person's thinking and behavior and how the groups to which we belong influence our attitudes
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Positive
-human flourishing goals: discovering/promoting strengths & values that help ppl thrive - strengths and values that enable individuals and communities to thrive - field is founded on the belief that people want to lead meaningful and fulfilling lives, to cultivate what is best within themselves, and to enhance their experiences in love, work, and play; study of happiness and how to make people and communities happier
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Research Methods (types) - Experiments
-how doe we determine if 1 variable has a direct effect on another -can isolate cause & effect, control factors (manipulation) of the factor(s) of interest, hold constant (controlling) factors purpose: to observe/determine effects on behavior/mental process strength: can determine cause & effect weakness: 1) potential ethical issues 2) artificial environ creates low realism
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Correlational Studies
purpose: measures how much 2 factors vary & how well either factor predicts the other strength: 1) easier to conduct 2) can be used when an experiment is not possible weakness: cannot determine cause & effect -helps predict but does NOT imply cause & effect
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Survey & Research
- looks at many cases at once, word effects, random samplings -> representative sample at random purpose: obtains self-reported attitudes/behavior of a particular group strength: 1) cost-effective 2) most reliable weakness: 1) low response rates 2) can't verify individual response accuracy
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Naturalistic Observation
-describes behavior does NOT explain behavior (most accurate) observes group w/o them knowing purpose: obtains self-reported attitudes/behavior of a particular group strengths: natural setting = more reliable than lab weakness: ppl behave diff when they know they're being watched` 2) Hawthorne effect = 2 researchers could see same behavior but draw diff conclusions (subjective)
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Case Studies
-suggests further study, cannot discern general truths (does not apply to everyone) purpose: individual group of rare circumstances = studied to reveal universal principles strengths: provides detailed info weakness: 1) cannot generalize results wider population 2) difficult to replicate 3) time-consuming
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Longitudinal Studies
purpose: follows & retests same ppl over time strengths: 1) can show effects of changes over time 2) more powerful than cross-sectional studies weakness: 1) requires lots of time 2) expensive
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Cross-sectional studies
purpose: compares ppl of diff ages at the same time point strength: 1) quick & easy to conduct 2) generalizable results weakness: 1) difficult to find pop that differs by only 1 factor 2) cannot measure changes over time
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Independent Variable
factor being manipulated to see its affects (studied)
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Dependent Variable
outcome that is measured and may change when IV is manipulated
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Control Group
group NOT exposed to treatment contrasts w/ experimental group comparison for evaluating treatments effect
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Confounding variable
a factor other than IV that may influence study's results
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Experiments can be useful for determining cause & effect
given a cause and effect hypothesis, experiments can demonstrate results consistent w/ hypothesis
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The use of experimental controls reduces alternative explanations
prevents factors other those being studied from affecting the outcome
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Random assignment is needed to demonstrate cause & effect
only way to be sure abt cause & effect
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Correlational research can indicate if there is a relationship association between 2 variables but cannot demonstrate cause & effect
investigates relationships w/o researcher controlling/manipulating them
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Random Selection
selects members of a population for your study's sample
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Random assignment
Study participants are assigned to experiment/treat control group using a random procedure
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Measures of Central tendency
mean(avg), median(middle-put all values in order first), mode(most)
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Variation (Range/Standard Deviation)
Standard d: computed measure of how much scores vary around mean score Range: difference between highest & lowest scores in a distribution
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Correlational Coefficient
statistical index of the relationship between 2 things
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Frequency distribution (normal, bimodal, pos/neg skew)
Bimodal: probability distribution w/ 2 modes (local max & min) Normal: theoretical, continuous, symmetrical, bell-shaped, distribution function Positive: distribution more peaked than usual Negative: distribution = flatter than usual Skew: presents scores that lack symmetry around their avg value
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Identify how ethical issues inform & constrain research practices
if it harms them mentally/psychically it could affect them for the rest of their lives thus researchers must ensure experiments are ethical
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How ethical & legal guidelines protect research participants/promote sound ethical practice
American Psych Association guidelines Federal guidelines Local Institution Review Board (IRB) Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee -informed consent -debrief: researcher explains purpose behind study (after) -deception(has to be included in debrief, being lied to for study/cannot harm *ok to an extent) -confidentiality -right to withdraw at any time

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