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01/25/2017

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Wilhem Windult (introspection)
Definition
a technique for reporting the content of consciousness
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William James (functionalism)
Definition
investigate the functions of mental process in adapting the individual to the environment
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William James (functionalism)
Definition
investigate the functions of mental process in adapting the individual to the environment
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Sigmund Freud (Psychoanalysi)
Definition
Personality influence the unconscious mind.
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Cognitive perspective
Definition
the way we come to know things, how we learn, process of how our brain matures and unfold.
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Learning perspective
Definition
social behavior, we  what we do b/c of our environment
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Biological perspective
Definition
we are who we are biological
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Sociocultural perspective
Definition
we engage in behaviors that adapt us to any environment
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Psychodynamic perspective
Definition
unconscious conflict
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Pyschoanalytic perspective
Definition
Focuses on repression and unconscious forces
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Humanist psychology
Definition
emphasizes the importance of the inner subjective self and stresses the positive side of human nature
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Positive psychology
Definition
scientific study of the strengths that enable individuals and and communities to thrive
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Evolutionary Perspective
Definition
The idea that certain behavioral characteristics have evolved through the process of natural selection
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Biopsychosocial method
Definition
Broad view that attributes disease outcome to the intricate, variable interaction of biological factor, pyscology factors and social factors
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Electic
Definition
Deriving ideas, styles, or taste from a broad and diverse area.
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Psychiatry
Definition
Study/treatment of mental illness, emotional disturbance and abnormal behavior
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Critical Thinking
Definition
the objective analysis and evaluation of an issue in order to form a judgment.
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Basic research
Definition
research for any knowledge
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Applied research
Definition
Answe specific real world questions about behavior
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Scientific  method
Definition
a standardized way of making observations, gathering data, forming theories, testing predictions, and interpreting results. Researchers make observations in order to describe and measure behavior.
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Empirical
Definition
based on experience rather theory or logic
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Hypothesis
Definition
educated guess/ explanation cause & effect
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Operational definition
Definition
in or ready for use
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Statistical significance
Definition
Relationship believed not to be caused by chance
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Theory
Definition
interrelated set of concepts that explains a body of data and generate testable hypothesis
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Case study
Definition
in dept study of a single research subject
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Naturalistic observation
Definition
Systematic recording of behavior in the persons natural state or habitat
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Representativ sample
Definition
Portion of population that stimulates the demographics
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Survey
Definition
trying to get info from a population
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Standardize
Definition
cause something to conform to a standard
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Norms
Definition
accepted standards of behavior for any group
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Reliability
Definition
consistency of a research study or measure test
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Validity
Definition
a tests ability to measure what's supposed to be measured
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Correlation coefficient
Definition
describes direction (+-) and degrees (strengt) of relationships between two variables
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illusory correlation
Definition
perceiving a relationship between variables even when no such relationship exists
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Variables
Definition
Factors that can vary & assure more than one value
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Experimental Research
Definition
carefully controlled scientific procedure conducted to d whether certain variables manipulated by the experimen have no effect on the variable
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Independent variable
Definition
controlled by experiment, determine effect
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Dependant variable
Definition
exhibited by participan, affected by independent variable
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Control group
Definition
not exposed to any independent variable
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Experimental group
Definition
Independent variable is applied to participant
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Double blind study
Definition
the experimenter nor participant know which treatment is given to the experiment or group assigned
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Placebo
Definition
a substance that produces no psychological effects
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Placebo effect
Definition
change in behavior with no actual change; belief
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Randomization
Definition
practice of using chance met to assign subj to treatments
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Ethocentrism
Definition
Belief that behavior in your culture in typical of all cultures
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Confounding Variable
Definition
unwanted independent variable
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Informed consent
Definition
agreement from all participants before experiment
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SQ3R
Definition
survey, question, read, review, and recite—provides you with a systematic approach to studying the test. Using this approach to studying will help you manage your time more efficiently and give you a sense of control over your learning and academic performance.
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Personality
Definition
combination of characteristics or qualities that form an individuals distincti character
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Levels of Consciousness
Definition
measurement of a persons arounsability and responsivesness from the environment
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Definition
pleasure principle (birth)
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Ego
Definition
how grounded you are in reality (age 2)
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Super Ego
Definition
morality/conscious (age 3-5)
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Defense Mechanism
Definition
ego's way to protect our conscious
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Repression
Definition
(motivated forgetting) wiping something bad from memory
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Displacement
Definition
can't express feelings directly but indirectly
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Denial
Definition
lying to yourself
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Reaction formation
Definition
unacceptable feelings dealing with indirectly by taking opposite stance
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Projection
Definition
having unaccaptable feelings and put t feelings on someone else.
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Sublimation
Definition
unacceptable impulses and channeling them in a private way in social acceptable ways
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Pyschosexual Stages
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Oral 

Anal 

Phallic 

Latancy 

Genital 

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Collective Unconscious
Definition
the part of the conscious mind that is derived from ancestral memory and experience and is common to all humankind as distinct from the individuals conscious
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Alfred W. ADLER
Definition
founder of the school individual psycholog. He considered human beings as an individual whole. "Individual Pyschology"
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Carl JUNG
Definition
founder of analytic pychology and developed the concepts of the extroverted and introverted personality.
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Archetype
Definition
images,pattern,and symbols that rise out of the collective unconscious and appears in dreams, mythology, and fairytales
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Basic anxiety
Definition
used by karen harnesy, neurosis is the result of basic anxiety that is created by personal relationships
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Trait
Definition
stable aspect of our personality
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Five Factor Model (Big 5)
Definition

Extroversion

Agreeableness

Consciousness

Neuroticism 

Openness to Experience 

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Humanist Theories
Definition
people are responsible for their lives and actions and have the freedom and will to change their attitudes and behavior
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Maslow's Hierachy of Needs
Definition
A description of the needs that mot human behavior (Abraham Maslow)
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Self Actualization
Definition
the realization or fulfillment of ones talents and potentials
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Self Concept
Definition
an idea of the self constructed from the beliefs are holds about itself and the response of others
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Unconditional Positive Regards
Definition
accepting and respecting others as they are without judgement or evaluation (Carl Rogers)
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Self Efficacy
Definition
ones belief in ones ability to succeed in specific situations or accomplish a task. (Albert Bondura)
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Reciprocal Determinism
Definition
A persons behavior both influences and is influenced by personal factors and the social environment
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MMPI
Definition
objective personality test
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Projective Test
Definition
test designed to reveal hidden emotions and internal conflicts via a subject's responses to ambiguous stimuli. Instead of being scored to a universal standard as with an objective personality test, content from projective tests is analyzed for meaning.
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Rorschach
Definition
standard set of symmetrical ink blots of different shapes and colors is presented one by one to the subject, who is asked to describe what they suggest or resemble.
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TAT
Definition
Proponents of the technique assert that subjects' responses, in the narratives they make up about ambiguous pictures of people, reveal their underlying motives, concerns, and the way they see the social world
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