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Child Development: Ch1-2 | PSYC - Child Psychology, Quizzes of Developmental Psychology

Human Development Class: PSYC - Child Psychology; Subject: Psychology; University: Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania; Term: Forever 1989;

Typology: Quizzes

2009/2010

Uploaded on 01/27/2010

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TERM 1
What are the different perspectives of
psychology?
DEFINITION 1
-Biological -Psychoanalytic (freud-unconcious determines
what you do; you dont know why you do the things that you
do) -Behavioral (it's our enviornment that influences us) -
Humanistic (almost doesnt exist anymore; you have free will,
you decide what you do) -Social (other people/groups cause
your behavior) -Evolutionary
TERM 2
Three
Paradigms
DEFINITION 2
-Introspection -Behaviorism -Stimulus/Response
TERM 3
What does a good theory
do?
DEFINITION 3
Expains, organizes, predicts and should be testable. Has to
have the possibility that it's wrong.
TERM 4
Placebo
DEFINITION 4
-Your BELIEF that something is going to happen -If you believe
you're going to experience pain, you probably will experience
pain. -Not researched much becaus e there's no money in it if
people can "heal" themselves. -Example: Kn ee surgery expiriment-
people who thought they were gett ing the surgery reported the
same amount of recovery of those w ho actually got it.
TERM 5
Independent Variable
DEFINITION 5
-The experimental factor that is being manipulated -The
variable whose effect is being studied What's maniuplated or
the CAUSE
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TERM 1

What are the different perspectives of

psychology?

DEFINITION 1 -Biological -Psychoanalytic (freud-unconcious determines what you do; you dont know why you do the things that you do) -Behavioral (it's our enviornment that influences us) - Humanistic (almost doesnt exist anymore; you have free will, you decide what you do) -Social (other people/groups cause your behavior) -Evolutionary TERM 2

Three

Paradigms

DEFINITION 2 -Introspection -Behaviorism -Stimulus/Response TERM 3

What does a good theory

do?

DEFINITION 3 Expains, organizes, predicts and should be testable. Has to have the possibility that it's wrong. TERM 4

Placebo

DEFINITION 4 -Your BELIEF that something is going to happen -If you believe you're going to experience pain, you probably will experience pain. -Not researched much because there's no money in it if people can "heal" themselves. -Example: Knee surgery expiriment- people who thought they were getting the surgery reported the same amount of recovery of those who actually got it. TERM 5

Independent Variable

DEFINITION 5 -The experimental factor that is being manipulated -The variable whose effect is being studied What's maniuplated or the CAUSE

TERM 6

Dependent Variable

DEFINITION 6 The experimental factor that may change in response to the manipulations of the independent variable. What's measured of the EFFECT