PSY 105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Psychoanalytic Theory, Psychological Science, Critical Thinking
10 Dec 2016
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Psychology- behavior (what we do) and mental processes (thoughts and feels) Common belief: intuition/common sense are enough to answer human nature. Used to make theories that organize, sum, and simplify observations. An explanation that uses principles, organizes, and predicts behaviors or events (exposure to violence influences aggressive behavior) Hypothesis a testable prediction that will have us accept, reject, or revise theory (kids who play violent video games will be more aggressive) Mod 3: how psychologists ask and answer questions. Statement about relationship between two or more variables. Case studies, surveys, and natural observation all describe behaviors. Case study- technique where people or event is studied in depth to reveal behavioral principles. Observing and recording behavior of animals in the wild to recording self seating patterns in lunch rooms in a multiracial school. Self reported attitudes, opinions, or behaviors thru questioning random ppl. Everyone has equal chance of being in your sample.
