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The Research in Psychology

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Correlation does not imply causation

SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1 Grant Clay Period 3 9/2/08 AP Psychology Outline Chapter 2: The Research in Psychology Red ? Definition Blue - Important Points Green - Important People & Contributions Scientific Approach to Behavior The Scientific Approach assumes that events are governed by laws. Psychologists assume Behavior is governed by laws. (Like the Earth is governed by the law of Gravity.) 3 Goals of Scientific Enterprise Measurement & Description ? Develop Measurement techniques that describe behavior clearly and precisely. Understanding & Prediction ? Make and Test predictions called Hypothesis. Hypothesis ? Statements about the relationship between two or more variables.

Intelligence and Psychological Testing

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Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale
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Stanford–Binet Intelligence Scales
Flynn effect
Psychological testing
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Grant Clay Period 3 10/19/08 AP Psychology Outline Chapter 9: Intelligence & Psychological Testing Red ? Definition Blue - Important Points Green - Important People & Contributions Key Concepts in Psychological Testing Psychological Test ? Standardized Measure of a Sample of a Person?s Behavior. Used to Measure Individual Differences. Types of Tests Mental Ability Tests Intelligence Tests ? Measure General Mental Ability. Aptitude Tests ? Measure Specific Types of Mental Abilities. Verbal Reasoning, Perceptual Speed, Accuracy, etc. Achievement Test ? Measure a Person?s Mastery and Knowledge of Various Subjects. Reading English, History, etc. Personality Tests ? Measure Various Aspects of Personality, including Motives, Interests, Values, and Attitudes.

Human Development across Lifespan

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Developmental Psychology
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infant
John Bowlby
Piaget's theory of cognitive development
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Grant Clay Period 3 11/2/08 AP Psychology Outline Chapter 11: Human Development across Lifespan Red ? Definition Blue - Important Points Green - Important People & Contributions Development ? Sequence of Age-Related Changes that occur as a Person Progresses from Conception until Death. Prenatal Development Zygote ? 1 Celled Organism formed by Union of Sperm and an Egg. Prenatal Period ? Period from Conception to Birth, usually 9 Months of Pregnancy. Prenatal Development Germinal Stage ? First Phase of Prenatal Development, encompassing the first 2 Weeks after Conception. Placenta ? Structure that allows Oxygen & Nutrients to pass into Fetus from the Mother?s Bloodstream and Bodily Waste to Pass Out the Mother.

Personality

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Freudian psychology
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Personality psychology
Id, ego and super-ego
Psychosexual development
Self-actualization
Self-esteem

Grant Clay Period 3 11/16/08 AP Psychology Outline Chapter 12: Personality Red ? Definition Blue - Important Points Green - Important People & Contributions Personality ? An Individual?s Unique Constellation of Consistent Behavioral Traits. Personality Trait ? Durable Disposition to Behave in a Particular Way in a Variety of Situations. Factor Analysis ? Raymond Cattell - Correlations Among many Variables are Analyzed to Identify Closely related Clusters of Variables. 5-Factor Model of Personality Traits Robert McCrae & Paul Costa Extraversion ? Outgoing, Sociable, Upbeat, Friendly, Assertive. Neuroticism ? Anxious, Hostile, Self-Conscious, Insecure, Vulnerable. Openness to Experience ? Curiosity, Flexibility, Imagitiveness, Artistic, Unconventional.

research methods 2 chapter 1 questions

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Research Methods Chapter 1 questions 1. To analyze data 2. purpose of the research and the characteristics of the data 3. Ratio, because the intervals b/w each numbers is the same n there's a zero 4.nominal 5. Scale 6. Scale 7. Nominal 8. Ordinal 9. Interval 10. Category 11. Variable
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Skinner

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B. F. Skinner
Operant conditioning
Experimental psychology
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Jeannette Xu Psychology - 7 B.F. Skinner Born: March 20, 1904 Died: August 18, 1990 Country of Origin and Location of most research: He was born in Pennsylvania, U.S.A. He did most of his research in the United States. Major ideas and Areas of Study: Skinner became one of the major leaders of behaviorism. His work contributed greatly to experimental psychology. He is most famous for the discovery of operant behavior. He stated that behaviors were dependent upon what happens after the response. Specific Contribution to the Study of Psychology: Skinner published hundreds of articles and about twenty books about psychology. His research on behaviors contributed to experimental psychology. His discovery of operant behavior is still used today.

AP notes Psychology history , Approaches, and Research Methods

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AP Psychology Mr. Laminsky Unit 1?History, Approaches, and Research Methods Note Card List hindsight bias theory hypothesis operational definition case study survey false consensus effect random sample correlation coefficient illusory correlation placebo double-blind procedure experimental condition control condition independent variable dependent variable mode, median, and mean range, standard deviation William Wundt William James Gestalt psychology psychoanalysis behaviorism Humanist perspective Psychoanalytic perspective Biopsychology (or Neuroscience) perspective Evolutionary (or Darwinian) perspective Behavioral perspective Cognitive perspective Sociocultural perspective AP Psychology Notes Mr. Laminsky Unit 1?History, Approaches, and Research Methods

PSY 202 Chapters 5, 9, 10 Pyschology: Themes and Variations (9th ed.).

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Weiten
W. (2013). Pyschology: Themes and Variations (9th ed.). Belmont
CA: Wadsworth Cengage Learning.

PSY 202 Chapters 5, 9, 10 Page ? PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT ?1? Weiten, W. (2013). Pyschology: Themes and Variations (9th ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Cengage Learning. Chapter 5 Importance of sleep: The featured study showed that sleep restriction produces a gradual decline in cognitive performance at is substantial. Increase the penis can be a significant problem that appears to contribute to any transportation accident and mishaps at work. Research on selected sleep deprivation suggests that people need REM sleep. These stages of sleep may contribute to memory consolidation. Short sleep duration is associated with a variety of health problems. People who sleep 7 to 8 hours per day have lower mortality rate than individuals who are long or short sleepers.

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