Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

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Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods Chapter 1 Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

Psychology Science of behavior and mental processes Goal is to describe, understand, predict and control behavior

History of Psychology Began as a science in 1879 Wundt (“the father of psychology”) built the first psychology lab Structuralism Functionalism Behaviorism Psychoanalytic Humanistic

Scientific method Making observations Defining a problem Proposing a hypothesis Gathering evidence/testing the hypothesis Publishing the results Theory building

Research Methods Naturalistic observation Correlational studies Experiment Case study Survey method

Research Terms Independent variable: altered by the experimenter Dependent variable: reveals the effects of the independent variable Control group Placebo effect Experimenter effect

Research Ethics Zimbardo’s prison study Milgram’s obedience study

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