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what is psychology ? |
The scientific study of behaviour and mental process |
study of ... |
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what is structuralism? |
Breaking down structural behaviour into component parts to better understand the element components (William Wundt) |
breaking down.... |
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functionalism? |
Understanding the function of different behaviours (William James- First american psychologist) |
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Gestalt? |
Whole or Form |
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what is psychodynamic theory ? |
Based on the belief that behaviours are motivated by factors unavailable to the conscious mind ( laying on a couch, speaking dreams) |
laying on couch |
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Behavioural Approach? |
observes behaviour that can be directly measured and recorded |
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cognitive psychology ? |
refers to attention, memory, emotion (from psychoanalysis) |
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Nature vs. Nurture? |
debate (now pointless because we are actually a combination of nature and nurture) |
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Clinical psychologist? |
PHD, can treat and assess.. can not prescribe medication |
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Psychiatrist |
M.D, can prescribe drugs |
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hindsight bias? |
the belief of knowing something all along after something occurs ( oh ya i knew that this whole time) |
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Fact |
observable statement made using direct information |
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theory |
ideas that help explain existing facts |
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hypothesis |
predictions about new facts based on existing theories |
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experiment? |
a research method where the investigator manipulates one or more factors to observe the effect on some mental process or behavior
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independent? |
manipulated by the experimenter |
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dependent |
measured by the experimenter |
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placebo effect? |
results caused by expectations alone |
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correlation and what types? |
examining the relationship between two variations: positive and negative |
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descriptive study |
observational based ( no manipulation) |
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case study? |
study of few particular cases of rare examples |
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survery? |
asking questions about behaviour or feelings |
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random sampling |
technique used where each participant has the same chance of winning (guessing number of gum balls in jar) |
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field study |
a study conducted in a place other than a lab |
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mean median and mode? |
mean: adding the scores together then dividing by the number you added median: the middle number mode: the number which occurs most frequently |
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what percent of adult size is a three year olds brain? |
80% |
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define an axon |
the outside of the neuron, transmits electrical signals away from the soma, its like the wire part of the electrical cord |
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dentride: |
branch, short structures, receive signals from other neurons |
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soma: |
the cell body that maintains life |
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myelin: |
the fatty substance for insulation and coat |
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synapse |
the connecting point between the axon and the dendrite |
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what is a neurotransmitter? |
chemical messenger that carries electrical impulses across the synaptic gap to other neurons |
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