PSYCHOL

OGY
PSYCHOLOGY
is a term from which you can read
a
human mind, nature and
characteristics.

Psyche means mind

Logos means study
 Psychology plays a
really important role in
our lives.
What is the difference between
Psychologist and Psychiatrist?

Psychologist Psychiatrist
study the are medical
human mind, doctors who
mental are experts in
processes and mental health.
Major Areas of
Research in
Psychology
Biopsychology
► Is a major area of
research in psychology
that studies how the
brain and
neurotransmitters affect
our behaviors, thoughts
and feeling.
Clinical Psychology
►Involves the application
of psychological theories,
principles and methods to
the assessment
diagnosis and treatment
of mental disorder.
Cognitive Psychology
►The area of psychology
that focuses on studying
cognitions, or thoughts,
and their relationship
experiences and our
actions.
Example: Stay Motivated
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 Developmental Psychology
►Study the different stages of human
development.
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 Social Psychology
►The scientific study of
how people’s thoughts;
feelings, and behaviors
are influenced by the
actual, imagined, or
implied presence of
others.
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Example: Habit’s perception

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Methods of
Research in
Psychology
Archival Studies
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A method of collecting data
from sources that already
exist.
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Example: Number of
percentage of crime that
happened every year.
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Police file to identify crucial
variables.
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Case Studies
Are thoroughly investigations of a
group, single person, event or
community. And the data are gathered
from a variety of sources and by using
several different methods. Study the
method often involves simply observing
what happens to, or reconstructing ‘the
case history’ of a singles participant or
group of individuals.
 Measuring Brain Activity
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The relation of the behavior and brain of a person
the way she/he act and socialize to the society.
 Surveys
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Is the technique of gathering
data by asking questions to
people who are thought to have
desired information.
 Naturalistic
Observations
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As study method that involves
covertly or overtly watching
subject’s behavior in their natural
environment, without intervention.
Correlational Studies
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Determines if a relationship
exist between two or more
variables, and if so, to what
degree the relationship occur.
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Experiments
Involves manipulating one variable to determine if changes in one
variable cause changes in another variable. This method relies on
controlled, random assignment and the manipulation of variable to test
a hypothesis.
3 types
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- Laboratory/ Controlled Experiments
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- Field Experiments
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- Natural Experiments