Intro To Psych (Rick Mehta)

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Psychology

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The study of metal processes and behaviour

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The three types of Psychology

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Clinical/Related Fields, Applied and Research

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Clinical Psychology

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Diagnosis and treatment of psychological problems

ie- Phobias, Anxiety, Depression, Drug Addiction

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Clinical psychologists

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Has a Ph.D and extensive training, tends not to prescribe medications

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Counselors

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Tend not to have a Ph.D and handle less "severe" situations

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Psychiatrists

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M.D plus specialization, tend to prescribe medications

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Types of Psychology Examples

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Human Factor, Industrial, Forensic, School, Educational and Sports

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Wilhelm Wund

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Established first psychological lab, changed psychology from a philosophy to a science of mental processes.

*Considered the founder of Modern psychology

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Edward Titchener

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The founder of Structuralism

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Max Wetheimer

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Founder of Gestalt Psychology

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William James

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Founder of Fuctionalism

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John Watson, B.F Skinner

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Founders of Behaviourism

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Sigmund Fruad

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Founder of Psychoanalysis

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Abraham Maslow, Carl Rogers

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Founders of Humanism

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Biological Psychology

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Explains behaviors in terms of the nervous system, genetics and brain chemicals

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Evolutionary Psychology

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The study of behavior and mental processes as products of natural selection

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Comparative Psychlogy

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Looking at the differences between species

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Cognitive (Behavioral Psychology)

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Change of thoughts and behaviours

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Hypothesis

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A specific prediction that can be falsified

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Operation Definition

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Precise description of how variable in a study will be observed

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Descriptive Research

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Going out and describing what you're measuring

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Correlation

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Predictive relationship between two variable

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Experiments

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Determines cause and effect through manipulation of situations

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Naturalistic Observation

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Observe behavior of people or animals in a real-life setting

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1 Strength of Naturalist Observations

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External Validity

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Observer Bias

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When an observer places their own opinions and bias' on the subjects

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Reactivity

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When a subject is approached or becomes aware they are being observed

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Case Studies

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Detailed analysis of a single person

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2 Strengths of Case Studies

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Provides knowledge about new, complex or rare phenomenas

Hypothesis generation for future research

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Surveys and Interviews

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Large numbers of people fill out a questionnaire or are interviewed

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2 Strengths of Surveys and Interviews

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Gather large amounts of data

Can be accurate when sample is representative of population

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Random Sampling

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When every individual in the population has an equal chance of being selected

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Correlations

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Informative about relationships between two variables

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Examples of Correlation

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Researchers link coffee consumption with cancer of pancreas

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Correlations

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Allows researchers to make predictions

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Independent variable

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Manipulated variable

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Dependent Variable

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Measured variable (changes in response to independent variable)

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Extraneous Variable

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An uncontrolled variable that can influence results

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Inferential Statistics

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Tools used to tell us how likely a difference in a dependent variable arose by chance

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Quasi-Experiments

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Conducted when participants can't be randomly assigned to conditions

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Mean

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Arithmetic average

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Mode

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Score that occurs most frequently

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Median

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Order of scores from smallest to largest- middle point is used

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Variability

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How much spread or dispersion there is

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Standard deviation

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Average variation from the mean