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11 Cards in this Set
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Psychology |
the scientific study of behavior and mental processes |
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Behavior |
overt (can be seen- Ex: crying can be observed) |
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Mental Processes |
covert (cannot be observed- Ex: Memory/ remembering) |
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Scientific Observation |
yields empirical evidence through direct observation and measurement |
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Goals of Psychology |
a. Describe- Describing behavior Ex: rates of aggression in pre-school children b. Understand- Question WHY? EX: why are kids so aggressive? c. Predict- future behavior Ex: temperament d. Control- changing behavior Ex: intervention programs/medication |
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Scientific Method (Definition) |
Form of critical thinking bad on careful collection of evidence, accurate description and measurement, precise definition, controlled observation, repeatable results |
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Scientific Method (Elements- steps) |
1. Making observation, 2. Defining a problem, 3. Proposing a hypothesis, 4. Gathering evidence/testing the hypothesis, 5. Publishing results, 6. Theory building |
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Hypothesis |
a scientifically testable predicted outcome of an experiment or educated (based on past research) guess about the relationship between variables |
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Operational Definition |
how a construct is measured in research |
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Examples of Operational definition |
measuring happiness= measure oxytocin; ask how happy they are- survey study Fear= survey how anxious they are, put them in a situation where you can measure them |
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Theory |
a system of ideas that interrelates facts and concepts, summarizes existing data, and predicts future observation |
