Name That Perspective
This perspective focuses on unconscious motivations and early childhood experiences.
Psychodynamic
A researcher studies how negative self-talk leads to depression. Which perspective is this?
Cognitive
This type of study observes people in their natural environment without interference.
Naturalistic observation
This is the variable that the researcher deliberately manipulates.
Independent variable
A correlation of +0.85 between study time and GPA means that as study time increases, GPA __________.
Increases
This candy demands "give me a break" .
Kit Kat
This perspective studies how rewards and punishments shape behavior.
Behavioral
Daily Double!!!
A researcher scans the brains of people with severe depression and finds reduced activity in the prefrontal cortex. Which perspective is guiding this research?
Biological
A researcher studies one person in great depth over a long period of time. What is this called?
Case study
This is the variable that is measured to see if it changed.
Dependent variable (DV)
A correlation of -0.70 between absences and grades means students who miss more school tend to have __________ grades.
Lower
In this sport, the first move of the game is called "the break".
Pool/billiards
This perspective examines how thoughts and mental processes influence behavior.
Cognitive
A therapist helps a client identify their personal strengths and set meaningful life goals rather than focusing on past trauma. Which perspective is this?
Humanistic
This research method is the only one that can establish cause and effect.
Experiment
Daily Double!!!
A study tests whether energy drinks improve test scores. What is the dependent variable?
Test scores
Ice cream sales and drowning rates rise together every summer. This does NOT mean ice cream causes drowning. What explains this relationship?
A third variable / confounding variable (hot weather)
This famous Boss is a rocker was Born in the USA (specifically New Jersey) and was also Born to Run in case you did not know already.
Bruce SPRINGsteen
This perspective argues that behaviors exist because they helped our ancestors survive and reproduce.
Evolutionary
A psychologist notes that students in Japan tend to work harder in groups while students in the United States tend to work harder when competing individually. Which perspective best explains this difference?
Social-cultural
A researcher studies the same group of people over 20 years to track how their personalities change. This is called a __________ study.
Longitudinal
This group in an experiment does NOT receive the treatment and serves as a baseline for comparison.
Control group
Daily Double!!!
A correlation of 0.00 means there is __________ between the two variables
No relationship
In this classic 1986 movie, five students spend a Saturday in detention and discover they have more in common than they thought.
The BREAKfast Club
This perspective emphasizes free will, personal growth, and reaching one's full potential
Humanistic
A psychologist notes that men in nearly every culture tend to seek younger partners. Which perspective best explains this pattern?
Evolutionary
Instead of running a new study, a researcher combines and analyzes the results of 50 previously published studies on the effects of exercise on depression to draw a broader conclusion. What is this method called?
Meta-analysis
Participants don't know whether they received the real treatment or a placebo. Researchers don't know either. What is this called?
Double-blind procedure
A study finds a +0.30 correlation between shoe size and reading ability in children. A journalist writes "Big feet make kids smarter!" What error did the journalist make?
Confusing correlation with causation (age/development is the third variable)
This city is home to the USA Olympic Training center and the Air Force Academy.
Colorado Springs