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Psychology in Action (8e)

by Karen Huffman

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Chapter 1: Introduction and Research Methods

Karen Huffman, Palomar College


Lecture Overview

Introducing Psychology

Origins of Psychology

The Science of Psychology

Research Methods

Tools for Student Success


Introducing Psychology

What is Psychology? The scientific study of behavior and mental processes.

Psychology focuses on critical thinking and is scientific.

Pseudopsychologies (e.g., psychics, mediums) are nonscientific.


Introducing Psychology: Psychology’s Four Goals

1. Description: tells “what” occurred2. Explanation: tells “why” a behavior or

mental process occurred3. Prediction: identifies conditions “under

which a future behavior or mental process is likely to occur”

4. Change: applies psychological knowledge to prevent unwanted behavior or to bring about desired goals


Introducing Psychology: Applying Psychology to Work (Sample Specialties) Biopsychology/

neuroscience

Clinical and Counseling psychology

Cognitive psychology


Introducing Psychology: Applying Psychology to Work (Sample Specialties) Developmental

psychology

Educational and School psychology

Experimental psychology


Applying Psychology to Work (Sample Specialties Continued) Forensic psychology Gender/Cultural

psychology Health psychology Industrial/Organizational

psychology Social Psychology


Introducing Psychology: Percentage of Psychology Degrees by Specialty


Introducing Psychology: Ethnicities of

Doctorate Recipients in Psychology


Origins of Psychology

Wilhelm Wundt: “father of psychology” Structuralism: sought to identify the basic

building blocks, or structures, of the mind through introspection

(Wundt and Titchener key leaders) Functionalism: studied how the mind

functions to adapt organisms to their environment (James key leader)


Origins of Psychology (Continued)

Psychoanalytic/ psychodynamic perspective: unconscious processes and unresolved past conflicts (Freud was the founder)



Behavior perspective: objective, observable environmental influences on overt behavior (Watson, Pavlov, and Skinner were leaders)


Origins of Psychology (Continued) Humanist perspective:

free will, self-actualization, and a positive, growth-seeking human nature

(Rogers and Maslow were key figures)

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Cognitive perspective: thought, perception, and information processing


Origins of Psychology (Continued) Neuroscience/

Biopsychology perspective: genetics and other biological processes in the brain and other parts of the nervous system


Origins of Psychology (Continued) Evolutionary:

natural selection, adaptation, and evolution

Sociocultural: social interaction and cultural determinants


Origins of Psychology: One Unifying Theme of Modern Psychology

Biopsychosocial Model: an integrative model combining the seven major perspectives


Why Do Psychologists and Other Scientists Need Multiple Perspectives?

Do You See a Vase or Two Faces?


The Science of Psychology

Psychological research can be either:

• Basic: conducted to advance scientific knowledge

or• Applied: designed to solve practical

problems


Is This BasicBasic

or AppliedApplied Researc

h?


The Science of Psychology: The Scientific

Method


The Science of Psychology: Ethical Guidelines Key Issues for Human Research

Participants: • Informed consent• Voluntary participation• Restricted use of deception• Debriefing• Confidentiality• Alternative activities


Four Major Research Methods:

1. Experimental

2. Descriptive

3. Correlational

4. Biological

The Science of Psychology: Research Methods


The Science of Psychology: Four Major Research Methods (Continued)


The Science of Psychology: Four MajorResearch Methods (Continued)

1. Experimental Research: carefully controlled scientific procedure that manipulates variables to determine cause and effect


The Science of Psychology: Research Methods—Experiment (Continued)

Key Features of an Experiment:

Independent variable (factor that is manipulated) versus dependent variable (factor that is measured)

Experimental group (receives treatment) versus control group (receives no treatment)



Does TV increase aggression? Only an experiment can determine cause and effect.


The Science of Psychology: Research Methods—Experiment (Continued) Potential ResearcherResearcher Problems:

Experimenter Bias (researcher influences the research results in the expected direction)

Ethnocentrism (believing one's culture is typical of all cultures)


The Science of Psychology: Research Methods—Experiment (Continued) Potential ParticipantParticipant Problems:

Sample Bias

(research participants are unrepresentative of the larger population)

Participant Bias

(research participants are influenced by the researcher or experimental conditions)


The Science of Psychology: Research Methods—Descriptive Research

2. Descriptive Research: observes and records behavior without producing causal explanations

Three Types of Descriptive Research:• Naturalistic Observation--observation and

recording of behavior in natural state or habitat• Survey--assessment of a sample or population• Case Study--in-depth study of a single participant


Why Study Psychology? You Can Now Understand the Underlying Humor of This Cartoon?


The Science of Psychology: Research Methods—Correlational Research3. Correlational Research:

scientific study in which the researcher observes or measures (without directly manipulating) two or more variables to find relationships between them


The Science of Psychology: Research Methods—Correlational Research

Positive correlation: two variables move (or vary) in the same direction—either up or down



Negative Correlation: two variables move (or vary) in the opposite direction—either up or down



Zero correlation: no relationship between two variables (When one variable increases, the other can increase, decrease, or stay the same)



This is why correlation can never show cause and effect.


The Science of Psychology: Research Methods—Biological Research

4. Biological Research: scientific study of the brain and other parts of the nervous system


Tools for Student Success


Tools for Student Success (Continued) Four Major Tools:

Active Reading (SQ4R technique)

Time Management (setting up a realistic schedule)

Grade Improvement (note taking, study habits, test taking tips)

Additional Resources (instructors, classmates, study groups, etc.)


Tools for Student Success: The Need for Active Reading

Can you identify

the real U.S. penny?


Tools for Student Success: The Importance of Time Management


Psychology in Action (8e)

by Karen Huffman

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