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developmental psych def

study of behavior of changes during growth, development, and aging

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psychology def

scientific study of behavior + mental processes

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behavioristic psych def

emphasizes observable behavior rather than thought processes

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what do behavioristic psychologists think?

the environment is everything

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what is the problem with behavioristic psych?

it is outdated

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father of behavioristic psych

John B Watson

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cognitive psychology def

studies thought and knowledge

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father of rational emotive therapy (RET)

Albert Ellis

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what did Albert Ellis believe?

ppl chose to incorporate irrational beliefs, causing psychological disorders

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biopsychology def

studies how the brain + nervous system affect functioning

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who was John Hinkley?

tried to assassinate Reagan, had schizophrenia

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what was wrong with Hinkley’s brain?

has thick, dark black lines

  • indicated he has schizophrenia

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how is a schizophrenic’s brain different?

the structure of the brain is is different

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what test does a clinical psychologist take?

a psychological test battery

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psychological test battery def

series of tests taken by a clinical psychologist that give them an idea of what may be wrong with you

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what does a psychological test battery consist of?

  • IQ test

  • DAP test

  • dream analysis

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DAP test def

test where you draw a human that can tell you abt some aspects about their personality

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HTP test def

“house, tree, person test”

  • done on kids

  • shows how they view things

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father of dream analysis

Sigmund Freud

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according to the father, what does dream analysis tell about the client?

could represent some important things going on within you

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social psychology def

how the ppl around you influence an individual

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what are the goals of the study of psychology?

  • describe behavior

  • understand behavior

  • predict behavior

  • control behavior

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psychoanalytic psych def

deals with the unconscious, sex + aggression have to be satisfied in order to stay healthy psychologically

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father of psychoanalytic psych

Sigmond Freud

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humanistic psychology def

positive view of people; aims to figure out how ppl live exceptional lives

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father of humanistic psych

Abraham Maslow

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what are the research methods in psych?

  • naturalistic observations

  • surveys

  • controlled experiments

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naturalistic observations def

observing behavior of organisms in their natural environment

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who used naturalistic observation to study chimps?

Jane Gudal

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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

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what is an example of the naturalistic observation method?

sane in an insane asylum

  • rosenhan, only other patients knew he/other participants were faking

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who criticized the insane asylum study?

Dr. Sphintzer

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single blind design def

only subjects don’t know which group they are in, in the experiment

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double blind design def

both the researchers and the subjects don’t know which group they are in, in the experiment

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self-fulfilling prophecy def

what you believe to be true will actually come true

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correlational research method def

an observational research method to see if a relationship exists between two variables

  • correlation not equal to causation

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positive linear relationship def

as one variable goes up/down in value so does the other

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negative linear relationship def

as one variable goes up, the other goes down

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