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| “a little something for everyone” (circus/horoscope), broad things that apply to everyone |
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Any overt (observable) response or activity by an organism
1. observable
2. human and animal
3. range |
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| Behavior that can be observed. |
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| Human and animal Behavior |
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| Behavior can be a response by these two organisms |
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| The range in which behavior is measured |
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| Factors Effecting Behavior |
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1. biology and development
2. cognition
3. environment and culture |
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| Genetics especially while growing can effect behavior. |
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| A factor of behavior that involves thinking and memory. |
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| A factor of behavior that is triggered by the world in which we live. |
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| Science vs. Personal Knowledge |
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| confirmation bias - disregard evidence that does not fit into our personal schema |
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systematically gathers info
1. description
2. explanation
3. prediction
4. control
5. improving the quality of life=ultimate goal through 1-4 |
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A method of science
1. variable
2. positive
3. negative
4. zero |
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| characteristic or aspect where people or objects vary (co-variable > relationship between 2 variables) |
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| moving up and down at the same time (+1) |
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| increase in one variable, decreases the other (-1) |
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| no relationship between variables (0) |
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A method of science that uses the controlled experiment finds out if the variables have a cause-effect
1. correlation vs. causation
2. explanation vs prediction
3. independent vs. dependent variable
4. control and experimental groups
5. sample
6. randomization |
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| Correlation vs. Causation |
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| Explanation vs. Prediction |
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| The process of making plain or understanding vs to declare or indicate in advanced |
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| experimenter varies this variable |
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| What are measured based on the independent variable |
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Based on change how likely is this going to happen (5%)
1. measures of central tendencies
2. measures of variability
3. statistical vs clinical significance |
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| The average of a group of numbers |
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| The middle of a group of numbers |
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| The most popular number in a group |
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1. range
2. standard deviation |
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| Average difference from the mean |
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| Statistical vs Clinical Significance |
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| The condition that exists when the probability that the observed findings are due to chance is very low VS ? |
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1. psychophysiological
2. psychodynamic
3. behavioral
4. cognitive
5. humanistic
6. sociocultural |
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| Psychophysiological Perspective |
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| reasons why we behave a certain way (biology) |
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| Psychodynamic Perspective |
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| Freud > instinct controls behavior (life/eros vs death/thanatos) |
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| reaction to Freud / only measure observable behavior (environment) |
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| behavior schema caused by how we think, perceive the world |
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| reaction to the others/we as humans have choice (FREEWILL) > we want to grow to our fullest potential |
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| Sociocultural Perspective |
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1. types and settings
2. differences between psychologist, psychoanalyst, psychotherapist |
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| Types and Settings of Psychologists |
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Clinical 68%
Counseling 15%
Educational/ school 8%
Organizational / industrial 6%
Other 2% |
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| has a doctorate degree (phD / PsyD) |
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| MD, a medical doctor who went to med school, can prescribe medication |
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| no info about their qualification |
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