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| The science of behavior and mental processes |
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| Observable actions of a person or animal |
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| Thoughts, feelings, sensations, perceptions, memories, dreams, motives & other subjective experiences |
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| An objective way to answer questions based on observable facts/data and well-described methods |
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Describe
Explain
Predict
Control |
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YES!
- Psychology uses the scientific method to study human behavior & mental processes |
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| Common sense is based on... |
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Science is based on...
(4 things) |
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-knowledge of facts
-developing theories
-testing hypotheses
-public and repeatable procedures |
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Scientific Method
(5 steps) |
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-Develop a hypothesis
-Perform a controlled test
-Gather objective data
-Analyze the results
-Publish, criticize and replicate the results |
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Research Strategies
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-Descriptive
-Experimental |
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"Research Strategies"
Descriptive
(4 methods) |
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-Survey Method
-Naturalistic observation
-Case study method
-Correlational method |
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"Research Strategies"
Experimental |
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| Strategies for inferring cause and effect relationships among variables |
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Survey Methods investigate:
(4 things) |
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-Opinions
-Behaviors
-Beliefs
-Experiences |
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| Directly observe and record behavior in its natural setting |
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| Highly detailed description of a single individual |
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| Examines the relationship between two categories, but not the cause of relationship. |
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| Direct way to test a hypothesis about a cause-effect relationship between factors. |
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| Three ways of doing Psychology |
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-Experimental psychologists
-Teachers of psychology
-Applied psychologists |
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