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Psychology 1004 Exam 1 Virginia Tech

psychology - ANSthe SCIENTIFIC study of the causes of behavior and mental processes

behavior - ANSovert action and reaction (objectively observable)
-ex: smiling

rule of thirds - ANS-1/3 clinicians
-1/3 academics
-1/3 administrators in organizations

Industrial Organization (IO) - ANSdeal with psych in the work place
-assessments to make sure hiring the right people or if everyone is in the roles that are best for
their skills

basic psychology - ANSuses the scientific method to gain knowledge about topics in psych (to
satisfy curiosity; learn more)

applied psychology - ANSuses knowledge to solve and prevent human problems

Aristotle - ANS4th century BC
emphasized observation and experiencing the world

Descartes - ANS-17th century
-much human behavior & all animal behavior is reflexive
-reflexive=automatic, and subject to natural, external causes
-humans possess a MIND
-mind is not controlled by natural forces
-mind-body dualism
-why all animals are reflexive and some of human behavior is not

Wilhem Wundt - ANS-1832-1920
-1st psych lab in Germany
-emphasized structuralism
-used introspection

structuralism - ANSstudy of structure of immediate conscious experience

introspection - ANSself-examination of mental state

William James - ANS-1842-1910
-American

, -emphasized functionalism
-increased emphasis on BEHAVIOR and on PRACTICAL APPLICATION of psych

functionalism - ANSstudy of how the mind works and WHY we behave the way we do

Psychodynamic - ANSfocuses on introspection
-Freud
-impulses are driven by se and aggression
-id, ego, and superego
*unconscious; clinical problems due to unconscious thought

Behaviorist - ANS-Pavlov and Skinner
-conditioning
-focus on OBSERVABLE behavior; behavior changes through learning

Humanistic - ANS-focus on self-concept realizing our full potential, and the challenges in doing
so
-very positive

Cognitive - ANSwhat is happening in the MIND; thoughts, information processing, memory, etc.

Neuroscience - ANSinfluence of the nervous system (brain, spinal cord) on behavior

OHDAC - ANSScientific Method: observation, hypothesis, design experiment, perform, analyze,
and conclude

hypothesis - ANStentative statement about a cause-and-effect relation between 2 or more
events

theory - ANSa set of statements that describe and explain known facts, proposes relations
among variables, and makes new predictions

operational definitions - ANSthe definition of IV and DV in terms of the operations a researcher
performs in order to set their values or to measure them
-ex: need to define "intelligence" before doing an intelligence/IQ test

Naturalistic observation - ANSobserve subjects in their natural/normal environment

Clinical observation - ANSobserve subjects undergoing treatment for a psychological condition
allows for experimenter control

Correlational studies - ANSused to determine the relationship btwn variables
can NOT determine causality, just because X and Y are related, can't say X causes Y

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