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High School Psychology
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2023
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psychology (Spring 2022) final exam study guideIntroduction to psychology guided notesDefine psychologyscience of behavior and mental processesIdentify the "ultimate question" that psychologists are trying to answerIdentify three components that psychologists studyEveryday situations- Why do individuals make the decisions they make?Abnormal behavior- When behavior is different from the norm or what is expected, what causessomeone to behave in that way?The "big" questions;-How can humans commit genocide or torture other humans?-Do we have free will or are we driven by our environment, biology, and nonconsciousinfluences?-What is consciousness or the notion of self?Perspectives in psychology (part 1) & Perspectives in psychology (part 2) activitiesDifferentiate between the perspectives (matching):Psychoanalytic- The focus is on the unconscious mind rather than the conscious mind.Behavioral- Suggesting that the environment shapes human behavior.Cognitive- Cognitive psychology is the scientific study of the mind as an information processorBiological- Innate or genetic variables in an attempt to relate them to psychologicalEvolutionary- Presume all human behaviors reflect the influence of physical and psychologicalfactors that helped human ancestors survive and reproduce.Cross-cultural- How factors such as religion, language, and geography affect the brainHumanistic- people are influenced by their self-perceptions and the personal meanings attachedto their experiences.1 Research in psychology guided notesIdentify independent and dependent variables when given examplesIndependent variable- the manipulated variableDependent- the result of the manipulated variableIdentify experimental and control groups when given examplesExperimental group- the group with the changed variable, the group being testedControl group- the group that is the norm, the "baseline"Describe the significance of having a control group when conducting experimentsProvides a constant to be compared toControversial studies in development & Controversial studies in free will and obedience activitiesBe able to:Identify the hypothesis for the following studies (matching):Little Albert- Can an infant be conditioned to fear an animal that appears simultaneouslywith a loud noisePit of Despair- To what extent does comfort, companionship, and love promote healthydevelopmentStanford Prison- how willing will people be to conform to social roles, specifically dealingwith those in power rolesMK-Ultra- to what extent do psychedelic drugs affect one's cognitive states (mindcontrol, cold war)2