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current approach to psychology
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*look at problem as a whole rather than in parts
-biological approach- was there anything that predisposed it( ex. alcoholism) -behavior - (based on S-R)is there something in the environment causing it? -cognitive approach-how are they feeling when they drink? -psychodynamic - (based on freud but rejected sexual motivation( did something happen when they were a kid? -humanistic- (the goodness of the individual) is there something rpeventing the person from being all they can be? |
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Basic research
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research for research's sake
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How do we know what we know?
(charles pierce) |
1) tenacity/common sense ( ex. opposites attract)
- repetitions( we hear it enough and beleive it to be true) -confirmation bias - we like to cling to our beliefs( ex. earth was the center of the universe) 2) Authority - we accept things to be true based on what people of authority tell us is true - an easy way to learn but its not always true = have to look at the qualifications of the authority figure 3) reasoning - if this then this than that/logical 4)*scientific method-method used to test our ideas |
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Scientific method
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a set of empirial techniques - what links science together
- must be repeatable - have to be able to dissprove it - look for flaws in design/conclusion helkps support theories, NOT prove them |
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What do psychologists look at?
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relationships between veriables
ex=height and weight -with these variables they then make a hypothesis that draws a relationships between the variables |
