PSY 2012 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Wilhelm Wundt, Myelin, Sigmund Freud
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What is psychology: the science of behavior and mental process. Functionalism: william james (1st american school of psychology) Behaviorism: watson & skinner (what can be observed or measured) Behavioral genetics: how much genes/ environment in uences individual. Hindsight bias: tendency to believe that we would have foreseen an outcome after it happened. Overcon dence: thinking we know more than we do. Con rmation bias: tendency to search for info that con rms our preconceptions. Case studies: observations of one person revealing universal principles (overwhelms truth) Naturalistic observation: observe & record behavior without manipulating the situation (only offers observations not explanations) Correlation: statistical measure indicating how closely 2 things vary. Range -1 to 1 , closer to whole number = stronger relationship. Positive correlation: positive slope (one goes up the other goes up) Negative correlation: negative slope (one goes up the other goes down) Indicates possibility of cause-effect but does not specify one exists.
