Psychology Test One

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Psychology

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The scientific study of behavior

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Psychologists

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Scientists who study behavior and mental processes

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Psychiatrist

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Treatment and research

Can prescribe medication

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Psychologist

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Doctor of Philosophy

Doctor of Psychology

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Counselor

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Master’s Degree,

Counseling and research

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Goals of Psychology

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Describe

Explain

Predict

Control

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Wilhelm Wundt

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founded the first psychological laboratory

is considered the “father of psychology”

used introspection

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Structuralism

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A school of psychology that used introspection to determine the most basic elements of the mind

Developed by Edward Titchener

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Functionalism

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A school of psychology that focused on the purpose of thought processes,feelings, and behaviors and how they help us adapt to the environment

Developed by William James

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Psychoanalytic Perspective

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A school of psychology illustrating the underlying unconscious drives and conflicts that influence behavior

Developed by Sigmund Freud (unconscious)

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Psychodynamic Perspective

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places less emphasizeon sex and aggression and more emphasize on socialmotive and relationships than does the traditional psychoanalytic perspective

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Ivan Pavlov/Skinner

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classical and operant conditioning

psychology should study behaviors that could be
observed and measured

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Behavioral Perspective

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a school of psychology exploring human behavior as learned primarily through associations, reinforcers, and observation

Ivan Pavlov/Skinner/John Watson

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Humanistic Perspective

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a school of psychology focusing on the positive and growth aspects of human nature

Carl Rogers/Abraham Maslow

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Cognitive Perspective

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A school of psychology examining the mental processes (ex. thinking,memory, language) that direct behavior

Aaron Beck/Albert Ellis

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Biological Perspective

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A school of psychology focusing on how the brain and other biological systems influence human behavior

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Sociocultural Perspective

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A school of psychology examining the influences of other people as well asthe larger culture to help explain behavior and mental processes

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Pseudopsychology

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an approach to explaining and predicting behaviors and events that appears to be psychology, but has no empirical or objective evidence to support it

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Critical Thinking

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the process of weighing various pieces of evidence, synthesizing them, and evaluating and determining the contributions of each

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Case study

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A type of descriptive research that closely examines one individual or small group

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Correlational Method

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A type of descriptive research examining the relationships among variables

Does not prove causation/cause and effectrelationships

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Correlational Coefficient

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The statistical measure that indicates the strength and direction of the relationship between two variables

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Experimental Method

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A type of research that manipulates a variable of interest (independent variable) to uncover cause-and-effect relationships.

The experimental method is the only way to prove a cause and effect relationship

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Extraneous variable

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A variable in the environment or of the participants that could unintentionally influence the outcome of the study