Chapter 1 - Intro to Psychology

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Correlational Research Method

________- establishes a relationship between variables without observer intervention.

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Critical thinking

________ is systematically evaluating information and reaching conclusions based on evidence.

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George Miller

________: learned that understanding mental functions was important for understanding behavior=> resulted in Cognitive Neuroscience in 1990.

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Institutional Review Board

The purpose of the ________ (IRB) is to make sure research meets the accepted standards of sciences and provides the emotional and physical well- being of the participants.

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Confidentiality

________- info on the participants is kept secret, only shared with the examiners who need to know.

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Experimental Research Method

________- examines how variable manipulation affects another variable.

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Psychoanalytic

________- Discusses the idea that our thoughts and actions are influenced by unconscious forces.

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Errors

________ can occur due to observer bias and an observers presence can alter the behavior being witnessed, and reactivity.

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Disadvantages

________- altering something other than the independent variable (confound) can affect the dependent variable (measured) leading to inaccurate conclusions.

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John B Watson

________: believed instead of looking in the mind, you should look at the stimuli that produce those behavior.

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Self Reports

________- asking questions to research participants.

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Observational Studies

________- Involves observing and classifying behavior with or without the intervention of the observer.

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Surveys

________ can be handed out among a large number of people to gather more data efficiently.

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risk benefit ratio

The ________ is analysis determining whether the research is worth placing someone in discomfort.

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Psychology

________- the scientific study of the mind and brain.

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Descriptive Method

________- provides systematic and objective of what is occurring.

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Advantages

________- provide control over the independent variable (manipulated), so it can demonstrate causality, no directionality problem.

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Privacy

________- it is ethical to observe people without their knowledge if they are in the public.

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private behaviors

It is not ethical to observe someones ________ without their knowledge.

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Case Study

________- intensive examination of a person (s) or an organization (s)

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Protection

________ From Harm- researchers cant ask patients to endure an unreasonable amount of discomfort.

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Humanistic

________- Also known as positive psychology, investigates how people become happier and live up to their full potential.

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Behaviorism

________- Discusses how environmental factors affect behavior.

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Cognitive

________- Investigates mental factors such as thinking, learning, and remembering.

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Random Assignment

________- placing research participants into the conditions of an experiment in a way that all participants have an equal chance of being assigned to any group.

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Disadvantages

________- can not demonstrate a causal relationship (cause and effect)

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psychology

It is important in ________ because it enables one to analyze, evaluate, and restructure thinking, thereby decreasing the risk of acting on or thinking with a false premise.

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Psychology

the scientific study of the mind and brain

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Psychoanalytic

Discusses the idea that our thoughts and actions are influenced by unconscious forces

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Sigmund Freud

worked w/ nervous system disorders

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Cognitive

Investigates mental factors such as thinking, learning, and remembering

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George Miller

learned that understanding mental functions was important for understanding behavior => resulted in Cognitive Neuroscience in 1990

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Humanistic

Also known as positive psychology, investigates how people become happier and live up to their full potential

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Carl Rogers

believed because humans are free to do whatever makes them happy, why not just study that

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Behaviorism

Discusses how environmental factors affect behavior

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John B. Watson

believed instead of looking in the mind, you should look at the stimuli that produce those behavior

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Theory vs. Hypothesis

a theory is a principle developed to explain a phenomenon that already has supporting data

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Descriptive Method

provides systematic and objective of what is occurring

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Case Study

intensive examination of a person(s) or an organization(s)

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Self-Reports

asking questions to research participants

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Observational Studies

Involves observing and classifying behavior with or without the intervention of the observer

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Correlational Research Method

establishes a relationship between variables without observer intervention

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Advantages

relies on naturally occurring relationships, keeping it as real as possible

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Disadvantages

cannot demonstrate a causal relationship (cause and effect)

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Experimental Research Method

examines how variable manipulation affects another variable

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Advantages

provide control over the independent variable (manipulated), so it can demonstrate causality, no directionality problem

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Disadvantages

altering something other than the independent variable (confound) can affect the dependent variable (measured) leading to inaccurate conclusions

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Independent Variable

The variable being manipulated to affect the dependent variable

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Dependent Variable

The variable being measured to determine how it was affected by the manipulation of the independent variable

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Random Assignment

placing research participants into the conditions of an experiment in a way that all participants have an equal chance of being assigned to any group

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Experimental Group

the group that receives the manipulation of the independent variable

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Control Group

a comparison group that doesnt receive any manipulation

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Privacy

it is ethical to observe people without their knowledge if they are in the public

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Confidentiality

info on the participants is kept secret, only shared with the examiners who need to know

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Informed Consent

People must be told about the research and they can choose whether they want to participate or not

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Protection From Harm

researchers cant ask patients to endure an unreasonable amount of discomfort

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