Contemporary Approaches
-Focus on the body, especially the
brain and nervous system
-The brain is the physical basis of
all thoughts and emotions
Biological Approach
System of ideas that attempts to explain observations and make predictions about future observations.
Theory
What is the median of:
22, 30, 55, 25, 43, 40, 37
37
The field of study of the nervous system
Neuroscience
What is the definition of Psychology?
The scientific study of behavioral and mental processes
Focus on cognitions and
mental processing
Cognitive Approach
Variable that is manipulated
Independent Variable
Subtract the highest value from the lowest
The Neurotransmitter that elevate pleasure and eliminate pain
Neither the participants nor the researchers directly involved know who is receiving which treatment, thereby reducing the impact of biases and expectations on the study's results
Double-Blind Experiment
-Focus on visible interactions with the environment
-What people do—not what they think or feel.
-Is the result of environmental determinants
Behavioral Approach
Involves manipulating one variable to determine if changes in one variable cause changes in another variable
This method uses controlled conditions to establish cause-and-effect relationships
Experimental Research
What are the 2 Basic Categories of Statistics
-Descriptive
-Inferential
Neurons associated with imitation & social perception.
-Related to empathy
Mirror Neurons
What are 4 Major Components listed in the APA Ethics Guidelines
- Informed Consent
-Confidentiality
-Debriefing
-Deception
Focus on positive human qualities
Behavior not controlled by environment or
unconscious impulses.
People have the capacity to choose their
behavior—free will
Humanistic Approach
conducted when studies are concerned with identifying the relationships between two or more variables, so it can be understood how the variables change together.
Correlational studies involve systematically observing
variables and determining whether and how they change together.
Correlational Research
The value that appears most often in a data set
Mode
Neurotransmitter that helps control alertness, involved in the body's fight or flight response
Associated with Depression
Norepinephrine
Name the 5 steps of the scientific method used in psychology
1.Observe
2.Hypothesize
3.Test
4.Draw Conclusions
5.Evaluate Theory
Name the 2 Individuals recoginized at the founders of psychological science
William Wundt and William James
The observable physical and physiological traits of an organism.
Phenotype
When you are interpreting data, how is the mean calculated?
Found by the sum of all values divided by the number of values.
Name the lobes of the brain
Occipital
Temporal
Frontal
Parietal
Sample