psychology unit 1

Psychodynamic

 How past experiences influence human’s ability to control their current emotions. 

Cognitive Approach

• Focus on how we process, store, and use information

  • How this information influences our thinking, language, problem solving, and creativity

Behavioral approach

• Focuses on how the actions of others influence and shape our own behavior/actions

  • Focuses on OBSERVABLE behaviors

  • Our environments shape our behavior

Humanistic Approach

• Focuses on how our thoughts and behaviors are good in nature and that we are seeking acceptance. 

  • The want we have for love/acceptance shapes our behavior

Biological approach

• Focuses on how the brain, body and our genes contribute to a situation.

  • Looking at things from the “nature” side of nature versus nurture

Social-Cultural Perspective

• Focuses on how our actions and thinking are shaped by our cultural and ethnic similarities and differences.

Evolutionary Perspective

Someone may study how the response of fear assisted our ancestors in survival.

case study

A research method involving an in-depth analysis of an individual, group, or event to explore complex issues.

naturalistic observation

A research method that involves observing subjects in their natural environment without interference.

mode

In psychology, a mode refers to the value that appears most frequently in a data set, indicating the most common score among observations.

median

A statistical measure that represents the middle value of a data set when arranged in ascending or descending order.

mean

A statistical average calculated by adding all values in a data set and dividing by the number of values.