Major Schools of Thought in Psychology
Behaviorism became a dominant school of thought during the 1950s. It was based upon the work of thinkers such as John B. Watson, Iván Pávlov, and Burrhus Frederic Skinner.
Behaviorism suggests that all behavior can be explained by environmental causes rather than by internal forces. Behaviorism is focused on observable behavior. Theories of learning including classical conditioning and operant conditioning were the focus of a great deal of research. The behavioral school of psychology had a significant
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– Inequality of conditions: unequal distribution of income, wealth, and material goods (e.g., housing, homelessness). – Inequality of opportunities: unequal distribution of life chances (education, health status, treatment by the criminal justice system). We study it as a problem with 3 dimensions: structural conditions, ideological support, and social reforms.
Explaining Poverty
- Blame the poor: they are responsible for their own poverty. Society has plenty of opportunities for people to work, but
Data Analysis and Research Methods: An Overview
Data Analysis
The collected data can be analyzed both qualitatively and quantitatively, depending on how the variables are measured. This is the stage of systematic and reflective analysis of information obtained through the instruments. It is one of the highlights of the research process and involves working with data, collecting and organizing them into manageable units, and synthesizing them to support the research.
Ethics in Educational Research
Science and technology should be subject to ethics,
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The Search for Personal Identity
I am he who has three dimensions:
- Cognitive (knowledge)
- Affective (feelings)
- Social (relationship with others)
Freud said that everything was derived from the psychosexual level of the individual; if this works well, a correct identity is established. E. Erikson says that what happens to the adolescent in crisis is that tenderness is felt in response to stimuli, and before this crisis, there is a new identity, making these poles equilibria.
Self-esteem is the way we look
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Types of Research
There are two primary types of research:
- Qualitative: This type of research involves fieldwork. The number of individuals to whom the instrument applies may not require a rigorous process, or the results obtained may not be applicable to the entire population.
- Quantitative: This type uses a quantitative instrument. Its application involves determining a sample using statistical methods, and the results are applicable to the entire population.
Primary and Secondary Sources
Secondary
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Bloom’s Taxonomy: Cognitive Domain
The cognitive domain of Bloom’s Taxonomy outlines different levels of intellectual skills and learning objectives. Here’s a breakdown of each level:
1. Knowledge
Psychological Process: Evocation by memorization or recognition of specific details. Modes of operation with the data. Abstractions.
Conditions Before the Student: Is requested, through signs or indications, to reproduce the information acquired and stored in much the same way they learned it.
Behavior Evidence:
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