Objective #1: Describe the problems psychology must face as a young science.
Psychology faces many problems and challenges as a young science. The article below explains that psychology is no longer a "young science" but it still faces any challenges today.
The psychology part of this video is very good in my opinion.
Objective #2 Identify the major theoretical and professional perspectives in psychology and their basic assumptions.
Some major theoretical and professional perspectives are Neuroscience, Evolutionary, Behavior, Psycho-dynamic, Behavioral, Cognitive, and Social.
1.Neuroscience-how the body and brain bring about emotion, memories, and sensory experiences. -Evolutionary-how natural selection works.
2.Behavior genetics-how stuff influences our differences.
3.Behavior genetics-how stuff influences our differences.
4.Psycho dynamic-explains how we switch between unconscious, drive, and conflict.
5.Behavioral-how we learn observable responses.
6.Cognitive- how our memory works. Social culture-how behavior change in social situations and culture.
1.Neuroscience-how the body and brain bring about emotion, memories, and sensory experiences. -Evolutionary-how natural selection works.
2.Behavior genetics-how stuff influences our differences.
3.Behavior genetics-how stuff influences our differences.
4.Psycho dynamic-explains how we switch between unconscious, drive, and conflict.
5.Behavioral-how we learn observable responses.
6.Cognitive- how our memory works. Social culture-how behavior change in social situations and culture.
This article explains all of these major perspectives.
Objective #3: Describe the characteristics of a good (reliable) theory.
What makes a good theory is some thing that can be tested and can produce a hypotheses of what could happen.
-On page26 in our text book tells us good theory is something that produces testable predictions.
-On page26 in our text book tells us good theory is something that produces testable predictions.
This article explains and describes a good reliable theory.
Objective #4 : Describe what constitutes valid and reliable observation especially with regards to operationalizing variables, experimenter bias, demand characteristics, and unobtrusive measures.
Operationalizing variables- is important if you want to avoid bias or skewed data. Experimenter bias- can include selecting who you sample and is defined as errors in a research study due to the predisposed notions or beliefs of the experimenter. Demand characteristics- is when the person being tested becomes aware of what the researcher expects or wants to happen. This can cause the subject to change the way they act or behave unnaturally.Unobtrusive measures- is when the person being observed doesn't know he is being observed which can help make an observation for valid and reliable.
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This picture shows the ways we observe Validity and Reliability.
Objective #5: Describe the differences between correlation and experimental research especially with respect to issues of causality and prediction.
Correlation research is when a researcher test two variables and see what the relationship is made up of. The way this is set up is when a researcher thinks the variable has some sort of a relationship between the two. Researchers relationship interests is based of a D relationship or an R relationship.
I thought that this article explained the differences between correlation and experimental reaches very well.
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