PSYC 100 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Western Philosophy, Wilhelm Wundt, Empiricism

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 100
• Professor: Jordan Poppenk

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Summarize how psychology is relevant to many different professions: many psychologists little/no connection w therapy: not all clinical psychologists, some as researchers & professors, non-academic working in various industries i. e. advertising, communications, business, Hr, governmental & community service orgs (applied psychologists: 5 categories of employment, research, teaching, service provision, administration, counseling. Introspection: examination of one"s own mental & emotional processes: functionalism: examining purpose of processes; behaviours, traits, perceptions (james) Describe why psychologists employ the scientific method: seek explanations for observed phenomena, make testable predictions, test them, create & test models of nature (helps reduce bias, descriptive experimental methods: naturalistic & laboratory observation, case studies. Identify characteristics that are important in a research study and explain why: operational definitions: describe concept by how it is demonstrated in observable/measurable. Impact on sorts of observations you can make & conclusions you reach way (in numbers)