Cedarville Gen Psych -- Chapter 1 Review (Dewitt)

Wilhelm Wundt

Founder of 1st psychology lab in Germany. Psychologist and philosopher.

Ivan Pavlov

Pioneered study of learning. Russian physiologist.

Sigmund Freud

Personality theorist. Austrian physician.

Jean Piaget

Child development. Swiss biologist.

William James

American philosopher who published "Principles of Psychology."

psychology

the science of behavior and mental processes

neuroscience

how the body and brain enable emotions, memories, and sensory experiences

psychodynamic

how behavior springs from unconscious drives

behavioral

how observable responses are acquired and changed

cognitive

how we encode, process, store, and retrieve information

social-cultural

how behavior and thinking vary across situations and cultures

3 components of scientific attitude

curiosity, skepticism, humility

critical thinking

examines assumptions, appraises the source, discerns hidden biases, evaluates evidence, and assesses conclusions

descriptive research

observes and describes behavior

case study

examines one or more individuals in great depth hoping to reveal things true of us all

survey

self reported attitudes and behaviors of a population by questioning a random sample

naturalistic observation

observing and recording behavior in natural environments

correlational research

measuring 2 variables and assessing the relationship between them (can be positive or negative)

experimental research

manipulating one or more factors to observe the effects on some behavior or mental process

independent variable

variable that is manipulated

dependent variable

The measurable effect, behavior observed

ethical principles of research

obtain informed consent, protect from harm and discomfort, confidentiality, and debrief

SQR3

Survey, Question, Read, Retrieve, Review