PSYC 100 Quiz 1 Study Guide PDF
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This document is a study guide for a psychology quiz, covering topics such as defining psychology, research methods, and the history of psychology. The guide includes subtopics like research designs, ethical considerations, and major periods in the evolution of psychology.
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**[Introduction to Psychological Science]** - Defining psychology - Subfields (or "pillars") of psychology - What do psychologists do? **[Research Methods]** - [NOBA readings: Why Science? & Research Designs] - Empiricism (vs. anecdote/intuition/authority) - The scientific cycle...
**[Introduction to Psychological Science]** - Defining psychology - Subfields (or "pillars") of psychology - What do psychologists do? **[Research Methods]** - [NOBA readings: Why Science? & Research Designs] - Empiricism (vs. anecdote/intuition/authority) - The scientific cycle - Theories - Hypotheses - Research - Characteristics of scientific mindset (curiosity, skepticism, humility) - Ethics in research - APA ethical standards - Consent - Deception - Debriefings - Confidentiality - Concepts/constructs vs. operationalizations/operational definitions - Research designs - Correlational research (why correlation does not = causation) - Experiments and causality - Experiments & determining causality - Independent and dependent variable - Manipulation and random assignment - Confounds - Participant demand - Experimenter expectations - Quasi-experiments - Longitudinal research - Quantitative vs. qualitative **[History of Psychology]** - [NOBA reading: History of Psychology] - Major periods/perspectives in psychology - Psychophysics - Structuralism - Functionalism - Behaviorism - Cognitive revolution - Humanistic psychology - Gestalt - Psychoanalytic - Inequality and racism in psychology's history
