Perspectives
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The focus is on learned behavior that is observable and measurable.
What is Behavioral?
Motivated by forces that individuals may not understand or be aware of
What is Psychodynamic?
In an experiment, the variable manipulated by the researcher.
What is the independent variable?
The relationship between number of hours of homework and overall grades is an example of this.
What is a correlation?
Method involves giving people questionnaires or interviews designed to describe their attitudes.
What is a Survey?
Sarah's psychologist tells her that her inner conflict stemming from her childhood relationship with her mother is resulting in her depressive symptoms. This is an example of this.
What is the Psychodynamic approach?
Emphasizes the nervous system, genetics, and hormones
What is Biological?
In an experiment, the factor measured to see if it is directly affected by another factor.
What is the dependent variable?
This is less intrusive than other methods of research, but it can't offer any conclusions about what causes of behavior.
What is naturalistic observation?
This is a testable statement of what the experimenter or team believes will happen.
What is a hypothesis?
Carl has begun to be aggressive toward his sister. This type of psychologist would recommend removing Carl's privileges as a means of stopping his aggressive behavior.
What is Behavioral?
Behavior and mental processes are a product of adaptation and are passed down from generation to generation.
What is Evolutionary?
This term represents receiving a treatment with no active ingredient but it has an effect because the person believes it will.
What is a placebo?
This type of study can produce data that can reveal relationships between research variables, but it can't tell us which variable is influencing which, or why?
What is a correlational study?
As the value of one variable increases, the value of another variable also increases.
What is a positive correlation?
Jake's aggressive behavior is due to poor problem-solving. This would align with this approach.
What is Cognitive?
Angela was interested in discovering how hormones might impact a person's behavior and mental processes. she is employing this approach.
What is Biological?
An experimental procedure that minimizes bias by making sure that neither the subject nor the experimenter knows who is in the control group and who is in the experimental group.
What is a double blind study?
This is a very efficient way to gather large amounts of data, but people may be unwilling to admit undesirable or embarrassing things due to self-reporting bias.
What is a survey?
Factors that may unintentionally affect the dependent variable.
What is a confounding or random variable?
"Change your thoughts, change your mind" would be an appropriate bumper sticker for which theory.
What is Cognitive?
Behavior is motivated by self-actualization and the promise of human potential.
What is Humanistic?
Group that receives no treatment or provides a baseline by which to compare against
What is the control group?
This is useful when studying something that is new, complex, or rare, but the findings may not apply to ALL people.
What is a case study?
These are the 4 main ethical guidelines by which we conduct scientific research.
What is: Informed consent, protection from harm, confidentiality, & debriefing (honesty).