Unit 1 Psychology Perspectives and Research Methods

Vocabulary flashcards generated from the Unit 1 Psychology lecture transcript, covering definitions, psychological perspectives, and key research methods.

Psyche

The soul.

Ology

The study of.

Psychology

The study of our behavior and mental process.

Neuroscience/Biological Perspective

Perspective stating that all feelings and emotions come from the brian, focusing on genetics, epigenetics, body chemistry, brain structure, and the role of the brian in sensation and perspective.

Evolutionary Perspective

Perspective focused on Charles Darwin's "Survival of the Fittest" and natural selection.

Psychodynamic Perspective

Perspective originated with Sigmund Freud that focuses on unconscious behaviors leading to drive and conflict, asserting that we repress our true feelings.

Behavioral Perspective

Perspective focusing on observable, measurable behaviors and environmental events that influence behaviors, putting feelings aside to examine how behaviors are learned and reinforced.

Cognitive Perspective

Perspective focusing on how we think and our mental processes, including memory, thinking, problem solving, language, decision making, and how we encode, store, and retrieve information.

Social-Cultural Perspective

Perspective holding that your behavior and feelings are dictated by your culture, religion, ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic status, political party, age, community, and national identity.

Humanistic Perspective

Perspective emphasizing the role of motivation, free will, and potential for human growth, believing people are good at the core and defining happiness as the distance between concept of self and ideal self.

Biopsychosocial Model

A model created by gorge engel in the late 20th century to explain illness and treatments by examining a patient's biology, personality, and social influences.

Experiment

A research method that involves going through the science process to find and test a working hypothesis.

Correlation Studies

Non-experimental research designs used to measure the relationship between two or more variables without any manipulation by the researcher

Naturalistic Observations

A research method where a person is observed without being informed in order to maintain natural actions.

Case Studies

An in-depth examination of a person or group within its natural context.

Meta-Analysis

A research method that uses multiple studies on the same topic to determine an overall solution for the question.