PSYC 2001 Chapter : Intro
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Psychology- a general science: psychology is not limited to the study of psychological disorders, but. Major schools of thought: psychodynamic approach (freudian approach, emphasis on unconscious thought, conflict between biological drives and demands of society, and early childhood family experiences, psychoanalysis- freud. Lying on the couch, talking about things until something surfaces: humanistic approach, emphasizes positive human qualities, capacity for positive growth, and free will. Information processing: how humans interpret incoming information, weight it, store it, and apply it, sees humans as computers: info goes in and something comes out, biological approach, focuses on the brain and nervous system, neuroscience. 1/17/2013: experimenter doesn"t know what the hypothesis is or what level of the independent variable they"re administering (single-blind, participant doesn"t know what they"re getting or why (double-blind) Lab experiments: disconnect from real life; tightly controlled. Field research: conducting experiment in the real world; loses controls. Institutional review board (irb: apa (american psychological association) guidelines.
