Psychology 1020 Professor Burns -
Exam 1 (Chapter 1-3)
Chapter 1
Psychology - ANS-the scientific study of behavior and mental processes
Psychology is not: - ANS--Mere speculation about human nature
-A body of folk wisdom about people that "everybody knows" to be true
Pseudoscience - ANS-- any approach to explaining phenomena in the natural world that
does not use empirical studies
- Examples: astrology, graphology, fortune telling
--> Psychology disputes unfounded claims from pseudoscience
Empirical studies - ANS-doing research
Experimental Psychologists - ANS-- Conduct research in a laboratory (use lab mice and
rates)
- Often teach at college/university
Applied Psychologists - ANS-- Use knowledge developed by experimental psychologists
to solve human problems
- Apply to real world problems
Topic: Types of Applied Psychologists - ANS-
Industrial/Organizational - ANS-- Work in business and corporations
- Deal with work moral and work productivity
Sports - ANS-- Work with athletes
- Deals with confidence, stress, and anxiety
Engineering - ANS-- How man and machine interact
- Why certain buttons are in a specific place or safety
School - ANS-- Mainly work in K-12 school system dealing with issues of students
adjustment in the class room
- IQ testing Gifted vs. Mentally Challenge
- Behavioral problems
, Rehabilitation - ANS-- Work with patients recovery from severe accidents or surgery
- Deals with the psychological aspects of recovery from an accident or how one adjusts
mentally if they are paralyze and unable to recover
Counseling - ANS-- Work in university settings with college students
- Some teach, others work in the community dealing with normal everyday problems
Example: anxiety, depression, academic exploration, relationships
Clinical - ANS-- Deals with people who have severe mental disturbances
Example: Seeing things that aren't there
- They teach but those who practice often work in psychiatric hospitals
Topic: Psychologists and the Legal System - ANS-
Forensic Psychologists - ANS-- Influence decisions about child custody
- Employment law suits, testify about psychological harm employees may have gone
through
- Competency to stand trial (do they understand what they are being charged for - plead
insanity)
- Rehabilitation after serving time (still danger to self or others)
- Investigate crime scenes and pattern of criminal behavior
Topic: Research Methods in Psychology - ANS-
empirical investigation - ANS-an approach to research that relies on sensory experience
and observation as research data
Scientific Method - ANS-A five-step process for empirical investigation of a hypothesis
under conditions designed to control biases and subjective judgments.
5 Steps of Scientific Method - ANS-1. Develop a question
2. Develop a hypothesis
3. Design study and collect data
4. Analyze the data
5. Publish the findings
Independent Variable - ANS-variable that is manipulated
Dependent Variable - ANS-the measured outcome of a study
--> Responses of participants in a study
Correlational Studies/Design - ANS-- Looks at the relationship between 2 or more
variables
Positive Correlation - ANS-- as one variable increases, so does the other
Exam 1 (Chapter 1-3)
Chapter 1
Psychology - ANS-the scientific study of behavior and mental processes
Psychology is not: - ANS--Mere speculation about human nature
-A body of folk wisdom about people that "everybody knows" to be true
Pseudoscience - ANS-- any approach to explaining phenomena in the natural world that
does not use empirical studies
- Examples: astrology, graphology, fortune telling
--> Psychology disputes unfounded claims from pseudoscience
Empirical studies - ANS-doing research
Experimental Psychologists - ANS-- Conduct research in a laboratory (use lab mice and
rates)
- Often teach at college/university
Applied Psychologists - ANS-- Use knowledge developed by experimental psychologists
to solve human problems
- Apply to real world problems
Topic: Types of Applied Psychologists - ANS-
Industrial/Organizational - ANS-- Work in business and corporations
- Deal with work moral and work productivity
Sports - ANS-- Work with athletes
- Deals with confidence, stress, and anxiety
Engineering - ANS-- How man and machine interact
- Why certain buttons are in a specific place or safety
School - ANS-- Mainly work in K-12 school system dealing with issues of students
adjustment in the class room
- IQ testing Gifted vs. Mentally Challenge
- Behavioral problems
, Rehabilitation - ANS-- Work with patients recovery from severe accidents or surgery
- Deals with the psychological aspects of recovery from an accident or how one adjusts
mentally if they are paralyze and unable to recover
Counseling - ANS-- Work in university settings with college students
- Some teach, others work in the community dealing with normal everyday problems
Example: anxiety, depression, academic exploration, relationships
Clinical - ANS-- Deals with people who have severe mental disturbances
Example: Seeing things that aren't there
- They teach but those who practice often work in psychiatric hospitals
Topic: Psychologists and the Legal System - ANS-
Forensic Psychologists - ANS-- Influence decisions about child custody
- Employment law suits, testify about psychological harm employees may have gone
through
- Competency to stand trial (do they understand what they are being charged for - plead
insanity)
- Rehabilitation after serving time (still danger to self or others)
- Investigate crime scenes and pattern of criminal behavior
Topic: Research Methods in Psychology - ANS-
empirical investigation - ANS-an approach to research that relies on sensory experience
and observation as research data
Scientific Method - ANS-A five-step process for empirical investigation of a hypothesis
under conditions designed to control biases and subjective judgments.
5 Steps of Scientific Method - ANS-1. Develop a question
2. Develop a hypothesis
3. Design study and collect data
4. Analyze the data
5. Publish the findings
Independent Variable - ANS-variable that is manipulated
Dependent Variable - ANS-the measured outcome of a study
--> Responses of participants in a study
Correlational Studies/Design - ANS-- Looks at the relationship between 2 or more
variables
Positive Correlation - ANS-- as one variable increases, so does the other
