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PSY 180 Test 1
Test 1
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
08/24/2011

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Term
Critisms of Behaviorism
Definition
Lots of behaviors can't be obsserved and animals are not the same as humans
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Psychosynamic/Psyanalyical
Definition
  • Behavior happens but we don't know why
  • dream interpertation
  • free association
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Sigmund Freud
Definition
father of Psychodynamic/Psychoanalytical psychology
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dream interpertation
Definition
indentify manifest(shows) andlateut(interpertaton) content
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free association
Definition
first thing that comes to your mind when you hear a word
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  • Humanism/ Humanistic
Definition
  • similar to postive psych.
  • dream interpertain and free association
  • unconditional positive regard and personal growth
  • warm fuzzy people
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Unconscious Schools of Thought
Definition
  • Psychodynamic/Psychoanalytical
  • Humanism
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Delevopmental Psychologists
Definition
  • study changes across the lifespan
  • child,adolescent,and geriactric
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7 Types of Psychologists
Definition
  1. Clinical
  2. Developmental
  3. Biopsycholgist
  4. Experimental/Research
  5. Cognitve
  6. Social
  7. Industrial/Organizational
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Clinical Psychologists
Definition
  • study and treat psychologicaly troubled humans and animals
  • use therapy
  • can't prescribe meds
  • only group that has a license
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Biopsychologist/ Physiological/Neuropsychologist
Definition
  • link between biology and behavior
  • CHI-closed head injury
  • Alzheimers
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Experimental/Research Psychologists
Definition
do research for a living
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cognitve Psychologists
Definition
 use computers and look at MRI's and Cat Scans
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Social Psychologists
Definition
  • Study group behavior
  • inner personal
  • gangs
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Industrial/Organizational Psychologists
Definition
  • have social and clinical skills
  • big business
  • complete interviews for companies
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Positive Psychology
Definition
  • focus on personal strength and self esteem
  • philosophical perspective
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B.F. Skinner
Definition
father of Behaviorism
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G. Stanley Hall
Definition
  • Father of Adolecense
  • Fuctionalism
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introspection
Definition
thinking about your own thoughts
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Structuralism
Definition
  • breaking down and putting back together.
  • Consious thoughts
  • introspection
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Empiricism
Definition
  • scientific knowledge
  • systematic and objective (without bias)
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Functionalism
Definition
  • purpose: Charles Darwin
  • if they don't serve a purpose they will drop out
  • introspection
  • helps us adapt to enviroment
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common sense
Definition
experiences based on our past;subjective;not scientific
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Psychology
Definition
science of human and animal behavior both normal and abnormal
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tenacity
Definition
the persistance of a superstition
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intuition
Definition
gut feeling
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4 goals of Science
Definition
  • Describe
  • Predict
  • Explain
  • Control
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Authority
Definition
caregivers tell you things to keep you safe
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Conscious Types ofPsychology
Definition
  • Stucturalism
  • Functionalism
  • Behaviorism
  • Cognitiv
  • Evolutionary
  • Positive Psychology
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parents of Psychology
Definition
physiology and philosophy
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Cognitive
Definition
  • Computer nerds
  • computer model human behavior
  • process info.
  • how we think and behave by computers
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Wilhelm Wundt
Definition
  • Father of Psychology
  • German
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Evolutionary Psychology
Definition
  • natural selection
  • success rate= number of children you have
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Behavorism
Definition
  • We have to be systematic and objective
  • started with animal research
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Atkinson and Shiffrin
Definition
 founders of cognitive Psychology
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Variables
Definition
any measurable event, condition, characteristic or behavior that has more thanone level and can be controlled or observed
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Selection/Subject Variable
Definition
  • naturally occuring
  • CAN NOT be changed
  • EX: race, gender, right hand or left hand
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Independent Variable
Definition
  • CAN be changed
  • at least two levels

 

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Dependent Variable
Definition
measures the outcome of the behavior
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hypothesis
Definition

educated guess;tentative statement

 

Term
If there is no independent variable use a_________ technique.
Definition
Observation
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Case Study
Definition
  • systematic observation of one rare case
  • weakest of Research
  • least scientific
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Participant Observation
Definition
  • Distinguished or undisguished
  • you particpate and observe
  • become part of the group

 

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Disguinshed
Definition
  • unethical
  • join the group and observe without telling them
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Undisguised
Definition

participate in the group while telling them what you are doing

 

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Naturalistic observations
Definition
  • aka nonstructured field observations
  • unobtrusive
  • observe systematicallyin a naturalsetting
  • not lying
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Structured field
Definition
  • set up the situation but don't participate
  • just observe
  • more than one observer
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Laboratory Observation
Definition
  • watching through two way mirrors
  • used a lot with children
  • child abuse cases
  • marketing
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Archival
Definition
look at information already out there
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Surveys/Questionaires
Definition
AKA self-report techniques
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