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Describe psychodynamic, behavioral, humanistic, bio psychological, gestalt, sociocultural and cognitive |
Psychodynamic: focuses on internal drives and instincts.
Behavioral: the study of overt behavior. If you can't observe it, it doesn't matter.
Humanistic: stresses the uniqueness of all individuals. Free will!
Bio Psychological: how bodily events interact with the environment to produce behavior.
Gestalt: the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
Social cultural: focuses on how cultural norms and values shape behavior.
Cognitive: focuses on reasoning, remembering, understanding and problem solving. |
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Explain the goals of psychology. |
Describe and understand, predict, modify, control and influence |
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Describe various types of descriptive studies. |
Observational: a study in which the researcher observers and records behavior without interfering. Naturalistic or laboratory observation
Surveys: a means of collecting observations from large numbers.
Test: standardized. Can collect from large groups. Test must have reliability. |
