Unit 1: Psychology’s Roots*
Reading Notes
1.1.1 Psychological Science is Born*
How has psychology’s focus changed over time?*
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Anything with an
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write this in your notes as a heading
Wilhelm Wundt –
William JamesUnderline
behaviorists –
Freudian psychologyterms & skip
humanistic psychologists –
one line
cognitive revolution –
between each.
cognitive neuroscience –
psychology –
Explain how psychology evolved from the study of mental life to the modern definition of
psychology today.
1.1.2 Contemporary Psychology*
What are psychology’s perspectives?*
10. Create a T-Chart Perspective
in your e-text
Focus and copy the important information you see in Table 1.1
1.3 Why Do Psychology*
The Limits of Intuition and Common Sense*
11. hindsight bias
12. overconfidence
1.4 How Do Psychologists Ask & Answer Questions*
The Scientific Method*
13. theory
14. hypothesis
15. operational definition
16. replicate
Descriptive Research*
17. case study
18. survey
Advantage
Advantage
19. naturalistic observation
Correlation Research*
20. Correlation
21. Correlation Coefficient
Disadvantage
Disadvantage
Adv.
Dis.
22. Positive / Negative / No Correlation
(tape chart in notes)
23. CORRELATION DOES NOT =CAUSATION
24. illusory correlation
Experimentation*
25. experiment
26. random assignment
27. experimental group
28. control group
29. placebo
30. double-blind procedure
31. independent variable
32. dependent variable
1.4 How Do Psychologists Ask & Answer
Questions*
33. APA Ethical Guidelines (4)