PSY 2012 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Pseudoscience, Confounding, Scientific Method
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Mary whiton calkings: became memory researcher first apa female president. She studied with william james but was discriminated against. Margaret floy washburn: became second apa female president and she wrote a book. Modern or contemporary psych examines three levels of analysis: biological influences, psychological influences, social culture influences. Counseling psychologists help people cope with challenges and crises. Clinical psychologist"s asses and treat people with mental emotional and behavior disorders. Psychiatrists as medical doctors may prescribe drugs and provide psychotherapy. Community psychologists wprl tp create social and physical environments healthy for all. Testing hypothesis and refining theories using: descriptive methods. A systematic objective observation of people or animals. The case study examines one individual or group in depth. Naturalistic observation records behavior in natural environment. The survey: many cases in less depth self-reported. Utilizes random sampling of population for best results: correlational methods. Observation that wo traits or attributes are related to each other.
