Basic Psych
Psychology is the study of behaviors and ____________ _____________.
Mental Processes
WHICH MODERN PERSPECTIVE CLAIMS THAT ONLY OBSERVABLE EVENTS ARE APPROPRIATE FOR STUDY
Behaviorism
WHICH RESEARCH METHOD WOULD BE BEST TO INVESTIGATE IF CERTAIN TYPES OF ODORS CAUSE PEOPLE TO GAMBLE MORE?
Experiment
STEP ONE IN THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD
DEVELOP A HYPOTHESIS
WHICH NON EXP METHOD IS BEST TO STUDY HOW CHILDREN PLAY DURING RECESS
Naturalistic Observation
What is the term for fake psych?
Pseudo Psychology
Dr. C believes that human bx is generated in our unconscious minds and is the result of unresolved conflicts or desires. Which perspective?
Psychodynamic
RESEARCHER PROVIDES SUBJECTS WITH DIFFERENT TYPES OF BEVERAGES AND THEN MEASURES THEIR ABILITY TO DRIVE A CAR. WHAT IS THE IV?
Beverage Type
IN AN EXPERIMENT TO TEST THE EFFECTS OF HUNGER ON AGGRESSIVE BX, AGGRESSIVE BX WOULD BE THE
Dependent Variable
A PERSON DISPLAYS A SET OF RARE BXS (Behaviors) THAT PSYCHOLOGISTS HAD NOT KNOWN ABOUT PREVIOUSLY, BECAUSE NOBODY HAD EVER SHOWN THEM BEFORE. WHICH STRATEGY WOULD BE BEST TO INVESTIGATE THE NATURE OF THOSE BXS
Case Study
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A PSYCHIATRIST AND A PSYCHOLOGIST?
PSYCHIATRIST-MD-MEDS
PSYCHOLOGIST-PHD-no meds
WHICH MODERN PERSPECTIVE IS MOST INTERESTED IN STUDYING THE MENTAL STRATEGIES INVOLVED IN PLAYING A GAME OF CHESS
COGNITIVE
Which technique is used to reduce the effects of confounding variables?
Random Assignment
WHICH VARIABLES DO WE WANT TO ELIMINATE DURING AN EXPERIMENT?
CONFOUNDING VARIABLES
A DISADVANTAGE OF THIS NON-EXPERIMENTAL METHOD IS THAT PARTICIPANTS WHO DROP OUT DURING THE COURSE OF THE STUDY MAY BE DIFFERENT IN IMPORTANT WAYS FROM THE ONES WHO DO NOT DROP OUT
Longitudinal
What 3 things do all psychologists study?
Affect, Behavior, Cognition
Which modern perspective studies how we have inherited adaptive traits from our ancestors?
Evolutionary
A RESEARCHER WANTS TO CONDUCT AN INTERVIEW STUDY ON SOCIAL ATTITUDES . THE RESEARCHERS MAKES SURE THAT EACH PERSON IN THE TOWN HAS THE SAME PROBABILITY OF BEING CHOSEN FOR THE STUDY. THIS IS CALLED
RANDOM SAMPLE
IDENTIFY THE 5 STEPS OF THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD
DEVELOP A HYPOTHESIS
PERFORM A CONTROLLED TEST
GATHER DATA
ANALYZE RESULTS
PUBLISH RESULTS
IDENTIFY 6 NON EXPERIMENTAL METHODS
CASE STUDY, SURVEY, CORRELATIONAL STUDY, LONG, , CROSS SEC, & NAT OBS
Which pseudo psychology believes that shapes and bumps on a skull can tell us about an individual's bx and mental processes?
PHRENOLOGY
IDENTIFY ALL 6 PERSPECTIVES
COGNITIVE, BIOLOGICAL, BEHAVIORAL, PSYCHODYNAMIC,, EVOLUTIONARY,, HUMANISTIC
If a researcher wanted to see if money could buy happiness, what would be the IV, DV and how would you operationally define the DV?
IV:Money
DV: Happiness
OD: score on a happiness measure
THIS IS SOMETIMES A PART OF THE LAST STEP OF THE SM. IT IS THE REPETITION OF A STUDY BY A DIFF RESEARCHER TO SEE IF EARLIER RESULTS ARE DUPLICATED.
REPLICATION
EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AND EXPERIMENT AND A CORRELATIONAL STUDY
Correlation studies DO NOT establish causation