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| Define Psychology and why it is a science |
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| Psychology is the study of behavior and mental processes. It is a science because it follows the scientific method and is not grounded in folk wisdom or is not speculation |
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| Name and Describe the different fields psychologists are employed. |
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1) Experimental Psychologist- researchers
2) Applied Psychologists- counselors
3) Teachers |
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| Name and Describe the different perspectives of Psychology |
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1) Biological- complex systems that respond to nature vs. nurture
2) Developmental- people undergo predictable patterns of change throughout life
3)Cognitive- we are info processing systems
4) Clinical- we are driven by unconscious desires
5)Behavioral- we respond to environment due to behavioral learning
6) Trait- individual differences result from differences in our underlying patterns of stable characteristics
7) Sociocultural- human behavior is interpreted in a social context |
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| sensory experience and observation as research data |
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| Name the five steps of the scientific method |
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1)Developing a hypothesis
2)Performing a controlled test
3)Gathering objective data
4)Analyzing the results
5)Publishing, criticizing, and replicating the results |
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| Name the most common types of research design |
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| experiments, correlation studies, and case studies. |
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| Define Bias and common sources of bias. |
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| personal, observer, expectancy |
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| Ethical concerns in psychology |
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| Deception, debriefing, animal research |
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| ability of the nervous system to adapt or change as the result of experience |
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| Describe the phases of prenatal development |
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| zygote--> embryo--> fetus |
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| Describe techniques of research employed to study genetic and environmental effects on development |
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| twin studies, especially identical twins. And adoption studies- compare child's characteristics to adopted and biological family. |
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| Identify the special capabilities of the newborn and explain why these skills and potentials are important. |
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| sensory abilities, postural reflex and grasping reflex. |
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