Psychology Unit One

Psychology the science behavior and mental processes

what are the 4 major research perspectives? Biological, Behavioral, Cognitive, Socio-cultural

which research perspectives are internal? biological and cognitive

which research perspectives are external? Behavioral and socio-cultural

meaning of complementary work together to give us the complete picture of why humans behave as they do

what are the two types of conditioning? Classical and operant

Classical Conditioning explains how we learn emotional responses, taste aversions, and other behaviors

operant conditioning the relationship between our behavior and its environmental consequences

What is the operant model? ABC, antecedents, behavior, consequences

why do people stay depressed (behavioral perspective) reinforcement, attention for depressed behaviors, escape from responsibilities, learned helplessness

what state are psychologists allowed to give perscriptions New Mexico

What are the research methods used by psychologists Descriptive methods, correlational studies, experimental research

observational techniques researcher directly observes the behavior of interest

Chimps research was done by who? Jane Goodall

Gorilla research was done by who? Dian Fossey

Case studies the researcher studies an individual in depth over an extended period of time

Survey (questionnaire) research Uses questionnaires to collect information about behavior, beliefs, and attitudes

correlational studies a measure of the relationship between two variables (X & Y)

correlation coefficient Statistical measure of relationship between two variables.

Degree (strength) Scale indicated by the number, ranges from 0.00 to 1.00

X up Y up or X down Y down (same direction) Positive

X up Y down or X down Y up (opposite direction) Negative

a visual depiction of correlational data scatterplot

How does culture contribute to depression? cultural acceptance levels, other people giving reinforcement or punishment

Focuses on the brain and nervous system as the causes of behavior; also considers genetics Biological

explains that we behave as we do because of our past history of conditioning by our environment Behavioral

emphasizes how our mental processes, such as perception, memory, and problem solving, work and impact our behavior Cognitive

Focuses on the impact of other people and culture on our behavior and mental processing Socio-Cultural