PSYC 2000 Chapter : Chapter 1 Outline
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Chapter 1 outline: the science of psychology: what is psychology and what does it include the study of, psychology is the study of behavior and mental processes. It is data based and the practices used in psychology are derived from research. What is objective introspection: two highly influential early approaches to psychology were psychoanalysis and behaviorism. **after many successful replications with differing people and questions, we can be sure of a finding. Operational definitions allow for replication*: example of an operational definition, how do you define hunger in a rat, you have to operationalize the definition of hunger. What are their strengths and weaknesses: naturalistic observation, waiting animals behave in their normal environment. Watch but do not intrude: advantage: realistic picture of behavior, disadvantage, observer effect: tendency people or animals to behave differently from normal when they know they are being observed, can address by using participant observation.
