Psychology 101 Chapter 1-4 Exam Rated A+

Psychology 101 Chapter 1-4 Exam Rated A+ Psychology the scientific investigation of mental process and behavior Scientific Method sets of orderly steps used to analyze and solve problems Behavioral Perspective how behavior is learned or modified by environmental causes (NURTURE) Behavioral Data reports of observation about the behavior of organisms and the conditions under which the behavior occur Psychodynamic Perspective behavior is motivated by inherited instincts, biological drives, & attempts to resolve personal conflicts between personal need and society's demands Cognitive Perspective an approach that emphasizes mental process in perception, memory, language, problem solving and other areas of behavior Humanistic Perspective emphasizes the individual's inherent capacity for making rational choices and developing maximum potential Willhelm Wundt founding father of psychology Biological Perspective study of physical bases on behavior Behavior organisms that adjust to their environment Standardization using uniform, consistent, procedures in all phases of data collection Hypothesis tentative and testable statement about the relationship between causes and consequences Determinism the idea that all events are determined by specific casual factors (physical, mental, and behavioral) Theory organized set of concepts (used to formulate research) Sociocultural Perspective studies how an individual's behavior and thinking vary across situations and cultures Ivan Pavlov Russian Physiologist Discovered classical conditioning behaviorism Operational Definition standardizes the meaning within an experiment, by defining a concept in terms of the specific operations or procedures used to measure it Independent Variable factor manipulated and will cause changes (casual part of the relationship) Dependent Variable factor affected by independent