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Psychology Teaching in Norway (Psychology Subfields (General psychology,…
Psychology Teaching
in Norway
4 Questions
What is psychology?
Science of:
mind &
behavior
What can psychological
insight be usd for?
cure psychological illnesses
improve psychological healt and quality of life
What kind of psychological
topic am I interested in?
positive psychology
cognitive psych.
consciousness & perception
health psych.
social and personality psych.
social cognition
memory and learning
judgment and decision making
What difference make in your
or others life by studying psychology?
improve life quality
better understaind of behavior
2 entrance doors
to psychology
Applied research
:
Use
that knowledge
How to
Make Changes
in a phenomenon
Basic research
:
Establish
scientific knowledge
Research process
5 stages
:
Define topic
Pose a question,
find an issue
2.
Make hypotheses
at least 2:
how
the an
Acceptable Answer looks like
how an
Uncacceptable
answer
looks like
Analyze
collected data
what is relevant and valid in the collected data
Test
hypotheses
Choose
a testing/experimenting
Method
and
Apply
it
Conclude
(oftest: tentative)
Evaluate
The use of these 5 stages
is what make psych.
Scientific
Typical
errors
of researchers:
Type 1
find
a
Nonexisting Relation
Type 2
Overlook
an
Existing Relation
Examples of studies
in Norway
Study
Can conditions under pregnancy
influence intelligence in adults?
Correlation
relation between
2/more variables
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Flynn effect
increase of population IQ
in the last decades
involved fields:
developmental psych.
behavioral genetics
epigenetics
Some decades ago, many affected
by Hong Kong illness
Many were tested for intelligence
back then
becuase of this illness :
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Study
Can memory training make the
elderly cortex to increase?
Random controlled study
Experimental group
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2 measurements:
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Study
Can personality traits
be modified?
Ex.:
the degree of Extraversion
Personality test
2 more items...
Study
How normal are personality
disorders in Oslo?
survey to a big part of
norwegian population
Results
:
13,4% had
psychological disorder
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Study
Descriptive study
Whom want the young
be most similar to?
(role model, personality)
beginning o '900
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Role models say about
what our values are
Today
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How to
Understand
a phenomenon
Psychology
Subfields
General
psychology
Study that is valid
for most of us
normal differences
between people
All have
for example
perception
language
memory
Abnormal
psychology
study of
psychological iIlnesses
Strong Deviation
to what society considers
Normal
or desirable
influence of
Culture
defines
what is
normal and desirable
Motivation and Emotion
psychology
study of driving
forces behind our actions
direction
intensity
persistance
that influence our:
goal-directed behavior
Social
psychology
how Society influences
the
individual's
mind and behaviors
Society
,
culture
Presence of others
:
real, or
imagined
Learning
psychology
Durable Modification
of
one's mind and behaviors
due to
Experience
Cognitive
psychology
fundamental
Recognition processes
receive
process/manipulate
save
information
brain as a
computer
metaphor
Developmental
psychology
psychological
Modification
processes
due to the
Lifecycle process
Differential
psychology
Individual Differences
of mind and behavior
Personality
psychology
Properties
of the
individual
that:
structure
ogranize
mind and behavior in a relativelt
stable
way
Psychometrics
measurable differences
among people
testing
Main goals:
predict future outcomes
Biological
psychology
biological basis
for mind and behavior
Evolution
psychology
Evolved Adaptations
to durable
environmental
and
social
condition
throught
Human History
Ex. Jealousy: why has it emerged in human history?
Behavioral genetics
the genetic inheritance and environmental
combined contributions to
individual differences in mind and behavior
how:
inheritance
, and
environment
influence mind and behavior
4 unifying principles
in psychology
Scientific Method
use rigorous and sound approach
Use of
Bio-, Psycho-, Social-
conceptual framework
Mind and behavior are the result of the
combined forced on three levels
Results of
individual unique developing history, and (developmental psych.)
evolution history of the human species (evolutionary psych.)
Developmental
psychology
approach
Evolutionary
psychology
approach