Psych 20 - Terms Review

study of the causes and treatment of abnormal behaviour

• Abnormal Psychology

• Behavioural Psychology

• Clinical Psychology

• Developmental Psychology

 the study of observable behaviour

• Cognitive Psychology

• Behavioural Psychology

• Clinical Psychology

• Developmental Psychology

The branch of Psychology that is heavily focused on research

• Abnormal Psychology

• Behavioural Psychology

• Clinical Psychology

• Developmental Psychology

The branch of Psychology concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders

• Cognitive Psychology

• Behavioural Psychology

• Clinical Psychology

• Developmental Psychology

the study of the way a child’s behaviour changes as the child develops and grows into adulthood

• Cognitive Psychology

• Behavioural Psychology

• Clinical Psychology

• Developmental Psychology

The 2 goals of Developmental Psychology

•  (1) to describe the behavior of children at each stage of their development

  (2) to identify the causes and processes that produce changes in behavior from one stage to the next

•  (1) the standard against which the researcher compares the results from each treatment group (level) in the experiment.

  (2) to identify the causes and processes that produce changes in behavior from one stage to the next

• (1) to describe the behavior of children at each stage of their development

  (2) the standard against which the researcher compares the results from each treatment group (level) in the experiment.

• (1) to obtain empirical evidence from an experiment

  (2) the standard against which the researcher compares the results from each treatment group (level) in the experiment.

 a test that measures the overall health of a newborn in 5 categories, is the most widely used exam on newborns

• Apgar Exam

• Empirical Evidence

• Factor Analysis

• Projective Test

 The data obtained in an experiment (drawings, charts, pictures, numerical records)

• Apgar Exam

• Empirical Evidence

• Factor Analysis

• Hypothesis

a process to scientifically determine the type of personality a person may have

• Free Association

• Operant Conditioning

• Factor Analysis

• Hypothesis

 A particularly strong emotional bond with a specific person or persons

• Attachment

• Collective Unconscious

• Cultural Bias

• Imprinting