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Psychological Approaches
Scientific Method
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An in-depth research method that looks at the real behaviors of a specific person or group of people through interviews and observations.
Case Study
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Harvey and Irma are having family and marital problems. Which type of psychologist would they go see to help them?
Clinical or Counseling psychologist
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Kate has OCD because she has low levels of the chemical serotonin in her brain. Which approach explains Kate's OCD?
Biological/Neurobiological approach
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What term means: an educated guess?
Hypothesis EX: After asking a research question, you come up with possible explanation for what you believe the answer may be.
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In a study, the small part of the population(larger group) is called? Options: (representative, sample, survey, case study)
Sample
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Why was Watson's "Little Albert" experiment unethical?
Albert was harmed (mentally) because he was never desensitized.
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What type of psychologist would you hire to help improve productivity and management in the work place?
Industrial/Organizational psychologist.
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Bob saw his dog bite his mom's leg off when he was a baby. Now he is 40 and runs away from dogs. Which approach explains Bob's behavior?
Psychoanalytical approach
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Attempts to explain why things are the way they are and why they happen that way.
Theory Ex: an idea of why something happens the way it does. (I have an idea that laughing is contagious because of a biological reaction)
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In response to the Holocaust, the Milgram experiment was testing the concept of ________.
Obedience
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Which type of psychologist would you hire to answer questions about how the body changes as a result of a brain injury.
Biological psychologist
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This type of psychologist is interested in studying human behavior of people throughout portions of life or their entire life?
Developmental/Lifespan psychologist
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Miss. Greene received $2 of allowance each week for doing her chores.
Behavioral Approach
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A political poll is an example of ....?
Survey (giving out a questionnaire to ask people questions)
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What is the biggest advantage of using a Naturalistic Observation?
Shows behaviors that are more natural and spontaneous than a laboratory.
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The person conducting the study notices things that support their hypothesis and ignores those that do not.
Observer Bias.
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What type of psychologist is interested in the basic psychological processes? (sensation, perception, motivation, emotion)?
Experimental psychologist
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This approach says that by identifying faulty thinking, you make personal improvement and become a better person.
Humanistic Approach
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When an experimenter asks the participant how they feel about certain things.
Introspection (When someone looks inside themselves and determines their feelings.)
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People watching is an example of ________________.
A Naturalistic Observation
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Which 2 types of psychologists ask similar questions and come up with similar answers?
Clinical and Counseling Pscyhologists
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This type of psychologist is concerned about answering questions about how society influences behaviors.
Social psychologist
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The school psychologist is observing students to see how they study and memorize information. What type of approach is being explained?
Cognitive Approach
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What is the order of the Scientific Method?
1. Ask a Question 2. Form Hypothesis 3. Research 4. Conclusion
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This type of psychologist is interested in looking a large group of teachers at lunch and the effect they have on the cafeteria morale?
Social psychologist.