[PSYCH 100] - Final Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (40 pages long)

• School: UMASS-Amherst
• Department: Psychology & Brain Sciences
• Course: PSYCH 100
• Professor: Rahhal Tamara

Document Summary

Problems with common sense: common sense has limits. Sep 4, 2014 notes: over con dence: people think they know more than they actually know. Research suggests that people with high self-esteem are more susceptible to attery than those with low self esteem. Birds of a feather ock together vs opposites attract. You have to test your hypothesis - research. Descriptive research: what is the nature of the phenomenon: case study: examine one person in depth to understand human nature in general, phinneas gage. Limits to case studies: atypicality and limited generalizability: observational research: researcher observes people and systematically records measurements of their behavior. The ex of the playground aggression of 10 year olds etc. Joining the cult to have a closer view. Limits:lack of generalizability, some behaviors are hard to observe: survey research: using questionnaires to ask lots of people to repot their behavior. Strength: can sample a selection of population to re ect whole population trend.