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developmental psych def
study of behavior of changes during growth, development, and aging
psychology def
scientific study of behavior + mental processes
behavioristic psych def
emphasizes observable behavior rather than thought processes
what do behavioristic psychologists think?
the environment is everything
what is the problem with behavioristic psych?
it is outdated
father of behavioristic psych
John B Watson
cognitive psychology def
studies thought and knowledge
father of rational emotive therapy (RET)
Albert Ellis
what did Albert Ellis believe?
ppl chose to incorporate irrational beliefs, causing psychological disorders
biopsychology def
studies how the brain + nervous system affect functioning
who was John Hinkley?
tried to assassinate Reagan, had schizophrenia
what was wrong with Hinkley’s brain?
has thick, dark black lines
indicated he has schizophrenia
how is a schizophrenic’s brain different?
the structure of the brain is is different
what test does a clinical psychologist take?
a psychological test battery
psychological test battery def
series of tests taken by a clinical psychologist that give them an idea of what may be wrong with you
what does a psychological test battery consist of?
IQ test
DAP test
dream analysis
DAP test def
test where you draw a human that can tell you abt some aspects about their personality
HTP test def
“house, tree, person test”
done on kids
shows how they view things
father of dream analysis
Sigmund Freud
according to the father, what does dream analysis tell about the client?
could represent some important things going on within you
social psychology def
how the ppl around you influence an individual
what are the goals of the study of psychology?
describe behavior
understand behavior
predict behavior
control behavior
psychoanalytic psych def
deals with the unconscious, sex + aggression have to be satisfied in order to stay healthy psychologically
father of psychoanalytic psych
Sigmond Freud
humanistic psychology def
positive view of people; aims to figure out how ppl live exceptional lives
father of humanistic psych
Abraham Maslow
what are the research methods in psych?
naturalistic observations
surveys
controlled experiments
naturalistic observations def
observing behavior of organisms in their natural environment
who used naturalistic observation to study chimps?
Jane Gudal
what is an example of the survey method?
the literary digest
sent out survey to ppl to predict the winner of the election
biased, bc they used phones and only the rich had phones
what is an example of the naturalistic observation method?
sane in an insane asylum
rosenhan, only other patients knew he/other participants were faking
who criticized the insane asylum study?
Dr. Sphintzer
single blind design def
only subjects don’t know which group they are in, in the experiment
double blind design def
both the researchers and the subjects don’t know which group they are in, in the experiment
self-fulfilling prophecy def
what you believe to be true will actually come true
correlational research method def
an observational research method to see if a relationship exists between two variables
correlation not equal to causation
positive linear relationship def
as one variable goes up/down in value so does the other
negative linear relationship def
as one variable goes up, the other goes down
