Domains of Psy.
domain of psychology research on intelligence would be categorized in
Cognitive
First step of the scientific method
create a theory
A type of descriptive method based on the unique experience of one person or organizations
case study
definition of psychological science
the study, through research, of mind, brain and behavior
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Domain of psychology language would be categorized in
developmental
comes after developing a theory and must have what quality
a hypothesis and must be testable
List the three types of descriptive methods
observational, case study, self-report
intuition, authority, critical thinking
we would expect the relationship between the hours of sleep a person got and the cups of coffee they drank the next day to be
a negative correlation
social and personality
The step that follows development of a hypothesis
research
the two types of observational methods and the difference between them
participant and naturalistic
naturalistic - the researcher is not present/involved in the space or situation
participant - the researcher acts/is present in the space or situation
a psychological approach focused on understanding the characteristics, components and structure of the mind
structuralism
the problem with correlational studies when there might be an additional link between the two variables is known as
the third variable problem
Topics one might study in the biological domain of psychology
drug use, sleep, neuroplasticity
happens after research is conducted
no proving!!
A study where a variable is manipulated by the researcher and evidence for causation can be found
experimental methods
a psychological approach focused on how mental activity helped an organism fit into its environment
functionalism
the problem with correlational studies that occurs when there appears to be a relationship between two variables when there truly isn't, is known as
illusory correlation
The foundation that all these pillars/domains are built on
research methods
all the steps of the scientific method
theory - hypothesis - research - data that does or does not support the theory - back to theory
definition of correlational research
a study examining the relationship between two variables without manipulation or evidence for causation
a school of psychology that focused on objective measures of observable actions
behaviorism
a concrete way of measuring a construct in a study is known as
an operational defintion