Psychology 2035A/B Study Guide - Fall 2018, Comprehensive Midterm Notes - Anxiety, Narcissism, Test Act
12 Oct 2018
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Psychology 2035A/B
MIDTERM EXAM
STUDY GUIDE
Fall 2018
Knowledge creation in psychology
Scientific approach to psychology, basic definitions
Rules of causality
Correlation and research methods, experimental research
What does it mean to be well-adjusted
Psychology: the science studying human behaviour, physiological and mental processes that underlie
it
• Psychologists apply this accumulated knowledge to practical problems
Behaviour: any overt or observable response
Adjustment: the psychological processes through which people manage or cope with the demands
and challenges of everyday life
How does our "search for meaning" impact our psychological health and our behaviour towards
others
• Does having incoherent self-identity negatively impact our self-esteem or make us more
susceptible
Empiricism: knowledge acquired through careful observation and testing rather than speculation
Hindsight bias: tendency to exaggerate one's ability to have foreseen how something turned out
The Research Process
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Peer Review Process
Basic Definitions and Research Designs
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Document Summary
Psychology: the science studying human behaviour, physiological and mental processes that underlie it: psychologists apply this accumulated knowledge to practical problems. Adjustment: the psychological processes through which people manage or cope with the demands and challenges of everyday life. How does our "search for meaning" impact our psychological health and our behaviour towards others: does having incoherent self-identity negatively impact our self-esteem or make us more susceptible. Empiricism: knowledge acquired through careful observation and testing rather than speculation. Hindsight bias: tendency to exaggerate one"s ability to have foreseen how something turned out. Variable: symbol/concept that can assume any one of a set of values. Naturalistic observation: careful observation of behaviour without directly intervening. Case studies: in-depth investigation of an individual participant. Experiment: investigators manipulate one (independent/predictor) variable under carefully controlled conditions and observe what changes occur in a second (dependent/outcome) variable. Inferences must be made about mental processes that cannot be directly observed.
