Famous Faces
MISC.
Modern Perspectives
Research 1
Research 2
100
Known for his research and theories revolving around the "unconscious"
Freud
100
What's the purpose of an IRB?
Institutional Review Board; approve/reject research proposals based on ethical guidelines
100
cultural influences, through norms, values, etc.
What is Socio-Cultural?
100
Psychology is an empirical science, which means that it is highly based/dependent on what?
statistics/numbers/data
100
True or False? A correlation looks at links between variables as well as how one causes the other.
False. Correlation is NOT about causation.
200
She was denied a Ph.D. because she was a woman.
Mary Whiton Calkins
200
In an experiment, _________ assignment is used to ensure that each subject has an equal chance of being in either group.
What is Random?
200
Rewards/punishments; conditioning
What is Behaviorism?
200
What are the FOUR goals of psychology?
Description, Explanation, Prediction, Control
200
What is a confounding variable?
a third factor that may have some impact on the dependent and independent variables
300
Who developed the technique of objective instrospection as part of structuralism?
Wilhelm Wundt
300
After glancing over the unit test, the professor determined that it would definitely cover key concepts which he went over in class. This has ____________ validity.
face, key word "glancing"; could potentially be content validity but the "glancing" prevails
300
mental processes; thoughts
What is Cognitive?
300
A medical doctor who has specialized in the diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders is known as a ___________.
What is psychiatrist.
300
A study of an individual/group in great detail is known as a _______________.
What is case study?
400
Rather than simply focusing on the basic structures/elements of the mind like with structuralism, functionalism sought to explain the functions of these. Who proposed Functionalism?
William James
400
The inverse of the Oedipus Complex.
Electra Complex.
400
adaptation
What is Evolutionary?
400
A researcher wants to investigate how particular genres of music impact academic performance. What is the dependent variable in this example?
What is "academic performance"?
400
The more that Jane slept the less energetic she felt. Is this a positive or negative correlation?
What is negative correlation
500
Gestalt psychology attempts to look at "an organized whole," rather than at disjointed elements. It influenced cognitive psychology, focusing not only on perception but also on learning, memory, thought processes, and problem solving. What big name is attached to this form of psychology?
Max Wertheimer
500
A measure of reliability in which a test is divided into two parts and an individual's scores on both halves are compared
What is split-test reliability
500
Irrational thoughts; the unconscious
What is Psychoanalytic?
500
Constructs like happiness, depression, motivation, etc. are very difficult to measure. This is why one must first develop an ______________ definition.
What is operational
500
What does a correlation of 0.0 mean?
No correlation (relationship) at all between variables.
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