Perspectives in Psychology
This perspective emphasizes the centrality of observable behavior and the environmental events that influence it
Behavioral Perspective
Names of two early philosophers
Socrates & Aristotle
Descriptive Methods
This research method describes what is occurring.
groups of people responsible for reviewing proposed research to ensure that it meets the accepted standards of science and provides for the physical and mental wellbeing of participants.
Institutional Review Boards - IRB's
This perspective emphasizes an understanding of the healthy person and concerns about human potential, including meaning of life, self-concept, and self-actualization.
Humanistic-Extistential Perspective
This perspective focuses on the evolution of behavior and mental processes.
Evolutionary Perspective
Renee Descartes
Creator of Dualism
List the three types of descriptive methods.
List the 4 Ethical Issues that must be addressed before performing an experiment.
Privacy
Confidentiality
Informed Consent
Protection from Harm
This perspective is a viewpoint that examines the role of cultural context as an influence on behavior and mental processes.
The Sociocultural Perspective
This perspective is the study of the relation among brain, body, and behavior.
Neuroscience Perspective
Creator of Structuralism
Willheim Wundt
Experimental Methods
This research method investigates what causes an outcome.
True or False: Anyone can perform an experiment on a human or animal at any time.
FALSE
Creator of Operant Behavior
John B. Watson
This perspective emphasizes the role that thoughts play in determining behavior.
Cognitive Perspective
William James
Creator of Functionalism
Correlational Methods
This research method tests the relationship between variables.
APA
American Psychological Association
List the three methods psychologists use to test their hypotheses.
Descriptive
Correlational
Experiemental
This perspective sees behavior as the product of such influences as unconscious drives and conflicts, and personality traits as outcomes of such underlying causes as aggressive or sexual drives.
Psychodynamic Perspective
Sigmund Freud
Psychoanalytic Theory
What are the 5 basic steps in scientific research?
Experiment
Analysis
What is ONE Unethical Experiement we've learned about?
Stanford Prison Experiment
Monster Study
Landis Facial Recognition
Little Albert
Milgram Study
Crossland Mascot
Cavaliers