the big picture
what is the scientific study of human behaviour and mental processes? Bonus points if you know why behaviour is spelled this way.
what is psychology?
The roots of psychology trace themselves back to these ancient philosophers.
Who are the Ancient Greeks?
the IB course is built around three core approaches to psychology, which are...
what are
This type of data comes from observations, interviews, and case studies.
what is qualitative data?
this is the objective analysis and evaluation of an issue in order to form a judgement'
what is critical thinking?
a collection of beliefs or practices mistakenly regarded as being based on scientific method.
what is pseudoscience?
This type of psychology is a reaction against the colonization/hegemony of Western psychology. It emphasizes the need for a non-Western culture to recognize itself in the constructs and practices of psychology and the need to use indigenous philosophies and concepts to generate theories of global discourse.
What is indigenous psychology?
this approach focuses on the brain, hormones and genetics in relation to human behaviour.
what is the biological approach?
guidelines for ethical research related to informed consent, confidentiality, privacy, the right to withdrawal, deception, compensation and so on.
what is a code of ethics? The American Psychological Association (APA) and the British Psychological Society code of human research ethics are two examples.
Some studies are flawed, unethical, based on faulty assumptions, or they may be the product of a particular time and place in history. In spite of any or all of that, those same studies may remain _____________ .
what is influential (or important)?
modern psychology is based on this.
What is research?
He said, "an unexamined life is not worth living".
Who is Socrates?
this approach looks at mental processes and emotion
what is the cognitive approach?
Before the research begins, psychological research is submitted to this for approval.
what is an ethics review board?
psychologists support their claims with _______ .
what is data?
Psychologists aim to address the mysteries of the human mind through 3 (for our purposes) theoretical approaches
what are biological, cognitive, and sociocultural approaches?
His theories and research demonstrated that the process of evolution applied to humans as well as other living organisms. Ever since, psychologists have devoted much attention to the relationship between genetic inheritance and behaviour.
Who is Charles Darwin?
this approach explores the role of interrelationships with other people in shaping human thinking and behaviour.
what is the sociocultural approach?
Stanley Milgram's 1963 experiment on obedience to authority deceived participants into believing they were administering these to research participants
what are deadly electric shocks?
It is arguably impossible to remove ________ from anyone's individual point-of-view, but all the same, psychological science strives to be as _________ as possible.
what is "bias" and "objective"?
The word psychology is derived from the Greek roots psyche and logos, which translate into English as what?
What is "mind" and "study"?
Psychoanalysis, an approach favored by theorists Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung, focused on the influence of this on conscious behaviour.
What is the subconscious or unconscious mind?
data that is numerical
what is quantitative data?
Philip Zimbardo's Stanford Prison Experiment in 1974 had to be ended after only THIS NUMBER OF DAYS because "our guards became sadistic and our prisoners became depressed and showed signs of extreme stress"
what is 6 days?
Generally speaking, psychological research still has a ________ ________ bias because of its roots in North America and Europe.
what is a western cultural bias?