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What is psychology?
the scientific study of behavior and mental processes
psychology is
data collection data analysis share results
Quantitative
Data that is in numbers
Qualitative
descriptive data
basic
specifics
applied
applying basic knowledge
science is
the antidote to human cognitive biases
confirmation bias
ignore evidence and use prior beliefs
hindsight bias
"I knew it all along"
major goals of psychology
predict observe describe explain control
phd
conducts research on own
psy d
clientele based
counseling
everyday issues diverse populations
clinical
major disorders medicine
psychiatry
psychiatric conditions no talking just meds
experimental psych
research and study
biological
link between brain structure and mental processes
developmental
lifespan specific time
cognitive
memories and thoughts
states
based on certain circumstances
traits
persistant neurological conditions
social
view and effect on each other
industrial
study behavior in workplace
critical thinking
alternative explanations for observed phenomenon
bodily humors
bodily fluid makes your personality
locke
human mind is a blank slate
descartes
uses his own thoughts
Hobbes
keep people in line
rousseau
natural state is happy
structuralist
fully understand every piece
functionalist
how things are put together
psychoanalysis
form of psychotherapy
pavlov
ring bell get food classical
Watson and Rayner
reward and punishment operant
cognitive revolution
study the past stimulus and what happens after
neuroscience
study parts of the brain
evolutionary psychology
natural selection and evolution effects
scientific method
conduct research to check data
1st step of scientific method
Develop a question
2nd step of scientific method
Form a hypothesis
3rd step of scientific method
existing theories
4th step of scientific method
design study and collect data
5th step of scientific method
analyze data
Last step of the scientific method
share the endings
operational definition
measure defined by researchers
representative sample
several kinds of people forced
random sample
sign up
random assignment
coin toss
sample size
how many participants
naturalistic observation
observing in the wild
case study
single or handful of people studying one particular thing
survey research
questions
correlational methods
existing association between two or more variables
correlations range from
-1.0 to +1.0
experimental method
manipulates a variable to uncover cause and effect
independent variable
manipulated variable determine its effect on dependent
dependent variable
measured to determine effects on manipulation
reliability
consistancy or stability in a measure
validity
degree of accuracy of data collection methods
statistics 1
collecting
statistics 2
organizing
statistics 3
analyzing
statistics 4
displaying
statistics 5
interpreting
descriptive
mesures central tendency and variance
inferential
statistical significance vs practical and clinical importance
standard deviation
how far apart people are from average group
inferential stats
analysis of data for determining probability of events
hypothesis testing
use of mathematical procedures to determine likelihood that predictions are supported by data collected
effect size
how many standards of deviation apart
meta analysis
allows researchers to combine the findings of different studies and draw conclusions
institutional review board
reviews research proposal to protect the rights and welfare of all participants
nervous system 1
complexity
nervous system 2
responding to events and working through
nervous system 3
diversity of functions
nervous system 4
electrochemical transmission
homeostasis
state of balance
neuron
recieve process transmit
Dendirtes
receivers
soma
stores nucleus and dna
axon
wire
myelin sheath
insulation
terminal buttons
end point
afferent neurons
to cns