Theoretical Approaches
Believes that unresolved conflicts and desires are rooted in childhood experiences
Psychodynamic
What type of research includes case studies, naturalistic observation, & surveys
Descriptive
Correlational research is most useful for
Predictions
In an experiment, an outcome that is measured may change when something else is manipulated, what is this variable called?
Dependent Variable
What is the age-old question on what influences us to be who we are today?
Nature vs. Nurture
Believes that defiant behavior can be traced either to genetic anomalies or to problems in the brain's physical structure.
Biological
What is the value for significance?
p=0.05
What kind of correlation would it be if wealthy people are less satisfied with their marriages than poor people
Negative Correlation
what are other factors besides the independent variable that may influence research results?
confounding Variables
people who believe "we are mostly shaped by innate traits that we are born with; what is important is our genes and other hereditary factors" state that this has more influence in who we are today?
Nature
This approach focuses on changing the ways in which the patient is able to interpret events.
Cognitive
What percent of data falls within one standard deviation?
68%
Uma believes shes a good driver, this leads her to take unnecessary risks, such as driving too fast and cutting in front of other drivers, her critical thinking appears to be affected by this
Overconfidence
What helps to minimize preexisting differences between different groups?
Random Assignment
People who believe "we are shaped more by our experiences and environment; what is important is what we learn from our surroundings in life" believe this shapes us into who we are
Nurture
This theoretical approach involves the research of the thickness of beaks within a species of birds, the changes in beaks are a response to environmental changes
Evolutionary
What type of research manipulates the IV, and has two different groups
Experimental
What do scientists call an explanation that organizes observations and predicts future behaviors or events?
Theory
What do we call it when there is a perceived relationship where one does not actually exist?
Illusory Correlation
This type of psychology is the study of the evolution of behavior and the mind using principles of natural selection
Evolutionary psychology
What are the 7 modern psychological approaches
Psychodynamic
Cognitive
Behavioral
Humanistic
Biological
Evolutionary
Socio-cultural
what do we call Scores that lack symmetry around their average value
survival of organisms best suited to a particular environment, such as the plants that die in Mrs. Balsam's home, is known as?
Natural selection
The Symmetric, bell-shaped curve that represents the pattern in which many human characteristics are dispersed in the population is known as
Normal Distribution
what was the name of the twins we discussed in class yesterday?
Jim Twins