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discipline concerned with behavior and mental processes and how they are affected by an organism's physical, mental, and external enviornment
What is psychology
100
started by Edward Titchner and emphasizes the analysis of immediate experience into basic elements
What is structuralism
100
methods that yield descriptions of behavior, but not necessarily casual explanations
What is descriptive method
100
procedures used to measure and evaluate personality traits, emotional states, aptitudes, interests, abilities, and values
What is psychological tests
200
the ability and willingness to assess claims and make objective judgement on the basis of well-supported reasons rather than emotion or anecdote
What is critical thinking
200
started by william james, focus was on behavior and consciousness and how and why things happen
What is functionalism
200
detailed description of a particular individual being studied or treated, which may be used to formulate broader research hypotheses
What is case study
200
this is when the test is done the same way every time; has uniform procedures
What is standardization
300
ask questions, define your terms, examine evidence, analyze assumptions and biases, avoid emotional reasoning, don't over simplify, consider other interpretations, tolerate uncertainty
What is the guidelines for critical thinking
300
neurologist in Vienna, created psychoanalysis which emphasizes unconscious mind and its motives and conflicts
Who is Sigmund Freud
300
researchers carefully and systematically observe and record behavior without interfering with behavior
What is observational studies
300
having the test scores be consistent to each other
What is reliability
400
his first psychology lab was in Germany and his method of research was introspection
Who is Wilhelm Wundt
400
a group of participants that accurately represents the larger population that the researcher is interested in
What is representative sample
400
purpose is to observe how people or animals behave in their natural environments
What is natural observation
400
the ability of a test to measure what it was designed to measure
What is validity
500
Structuralism, functionalism, psychoanalysis
What are the three schools of psychology
500
a sample of people who happen to available
What is a convenience sample
500
observe how people or animals behave in a more controlled setting
What is laboratory observation
500
the test broadly represents the trait in question
What is content validity