RESEARCH METHODS THINKING CRITICALLY WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE
THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD AND DESCRIPTION
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Taboos develop because of behaviors that have caused harm or diminished reproductive success across past generations.
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Taboos develop because of social norms created by institutions.
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Children learn from a young age what is and is not acceptable from parents and other adults.
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Humans share a common morality that creates an aversion to certain behaviors.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Many humans across cultures share similar taboos, ideas or behaviors that are unacceptable. The perspective of evolutionary psychology would most likely explain this by saying: Taboos develop because of behaviors that have caused harm or diminished reproductive success across past generations.
Detailed explanation-2: -Originating in the work of Sigmund Freud, the psychodynamic perspective emphasizes unconscious psychological processes (for example, wishes and fears of which we’re not fully aware), and contends that childhood experiences are crucial in shaping adult personality.
Detailed explanation-3: -How do research psychologists know their results are NOT likely due to chance? Conducting an experiment rather than a correlational study. Randomly assigning research participants to the experimental or control groups. The use of a double-blind procedure.
Detailed explanation-4: -The five major perspectives in psychology are biological, psychodynamic, behavioral, cognitive and humanistic.
Detailed explanation-5: -Comparative psychologists study behavioral phenomena similar to those studied by physiological psychologists. They are likely to study inherited behavioral patters, such as courting and mating, predation and aggression, defensive behavior, and parental behavior.