Psych Perspectives
Perspective that points to traumatic childhood experiences & unconscious motives to explain behavior
What is Psychoanalysis?
Type of research that gives basic information or may tell a good story, but is not overly useful and does not show cause.
What is descriptive research?
What is relationship?
The purpose of an experiment
What is a cause/effect relationship?
Explaining, in simple terms, the risks associated with an experiment and having the participants sign off
What is informed consent?
Perspective that points to thoughts and the environment to explain behavior
What is the cognitive perspective?
Type of descriptive research that is best for a large group of people
What is a survey?
What is a positive correlation?
What is a confounding variable?
Assurance that no information will be shared or leaked during an experiment
What is confidentiality?
Perspective that proposes that all humans are driven to be their best selves and reach self-actualization
What is the humanistic perspective?
An intense investigation of one person or a small group
What is a case study?
Correlations that are close to -1 or 1
What is a strong correlation?
Used to give comparative, baseline data in an experiment
What is the control group?
Requirement after an experiment has taken place to ensure that all participants understand the study and are at peace
What is debriefing?
Perspective that points to reinforcements and punishments to explain behavior
What is the behavioral perspective?
The only type of descriptive research that can give correlational data
What is a survey?
What is a negative correlation?
Variable that is manipulated in an experiment
What is the independent variable?
The governing body of psychology that established and maintains a code of ethics
What is the APA?
Perspective that would point to hormonal & chemical imbalances or internal abnormalities to explain behavior
What is the biological perspective?
The only type of descriptive research that does not require informed consent
What is naturalistic observation?
Number that represents the strength and direction of a correlation
What is a correlational coefficient?
Variable that is measured in an experiment
What is the dependent variable?
A university-level group that approves or denies collegiate-level experiments
What is an IRB? (Institutional Review Board)