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Details Title: Psych Terms Description: terms from the notes in class Total Flash Cards: 26 Created: 09/20/2005 08:41:43	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term psychology Definition A science that studies human behavior(not exact since humans are unpredictable) *individual behavior. Behavior must be measureable. Term 1. Developmental Psych Definition Studies behavior based on age group (infant psych, child psych) Jobs are found at schools and rest homes Term 2. Clinical Psych Definition Diagnose and treat behavioral disorders (forced confrontation = flooding). 50% of all psychologists are clinical psychs. Term 3. Industrial Psych Definition Studies the nature of humans at work. Companies hire one to improve and increase productivity or to produce optimal production (however you want to say it) Term 4. Experimental Psych Definition Studies the nature of various psychological processes through experimentation (mostly done at colleges) Ex.how we learn, if we follow authority, emotions, etc. Term 5. Educational Psych Definition Studies how people learn (boys and girl seperated?) Term 6. Environmental Psych Definition studies the impact of the environment on your behavior Term 7. Consumer Psych Definition Studies the nature of the human consumer (why we buy things) Term Rat Experiment #1 Definition Nature vs. Nurture in regards to intelligence. Hypothesis-If environment is significant, then it will dominate over heredity in regards to IQ Procedure-Three rat cages, one low stimuli, normal, and high stimuli. same amount of dumb rats as smart rats.((rat IQ = time in a maze)) ***Experiment done over several generations to make sure that they were pure bred dumb and smart*** Term Pros of Animals as Subjects Definition we can kill/harm them cheap and easy to maintain authentic behavior (honest) not aware-easy to fool good reproducers short life-span (so they can be tested over generations like the rats) easy to manipulate their environment **these are human...CONS** Term Cons of Animals as Subjects Definition results do not directly apply to humans poor communicators can't do complicated experiments **these are human...PROS** Term Anthropomorphism Definition Give human traits to animals that they don't have Term Extraneous variables Definition errors in the experiment, problems that may affect the results Term Hypothesis Definition a possible explanation of events that is to be tested Term Independent Variable Definition factor creates what you want to study (alway an 'if') (the if statement) Term Dependent Variable Definition the changed condition due to the independent variable (the then statement) Term Procedure Definition the steps of the experiment Term Subjects Definition people or animals in the experiment Term Subjects--Experimental group Definition they have the condition described in the independent variable Term Subjects--Control group Definition they don't have the condition in the independent variable (use this to compare) Term Experimental Bias Definition attitudes or opinions of the person running the experiment affecting the results Term Subject Bias Definition attitudes or opinions of the subject affecting the results Term Demand Characteristics Definition the influence of the environment on the results Term Data Collection Definition Observation-natural and direct; Interview; Questionaire; Case Study Term APA and APA rules Definition American Psychological Assosciation--*consent-subjects must be willing; *inform-subjects must be told the nature of the experiment at some point; *privacy-info is confidential unless subject signs a release; *no lasting harm-may induce discomfort w/ permission Term Martin Seligman Definition 1960s; Learned Helplessness; shocking dogs in the cages with the button experiment