Unit 1: Understanding Psycholgy
This variable is what the researcher changes or controls in an experiment.
What is the independent variable?
This statistic is calculated by dividing the difference between a score and the mean by the standard deviation.
What is a Z-score?
Type of motivation comes from internal enjoyment
What is Intrinsic motivation?
Type of intellegience characterized by the ability to apply knowledge in new and creative ways is an example of which type of intelligence
What is fluid intelligence?
Disorder characterized by persistent feelings of sadness, loss of interest, and can affect daily functioning.
What is depression?
This perspective studies unconscious conflicts and drives shaping behavior.
What is the psychodynamic perspective?
When neither the researcher nor participants know who received the treatment, the experiment is called this.
What is a double-blind experiment?
Saying "tulip" when asked for a flower and "couch" when asked for furniture shows use of this mental example.
What are prototypes?
Parenting style that is strongly correlated with social competence in children
What is authoritative parenting
A severe mental disorder characterized by delusions, hallucinations, and disorganized thinking
What is schizophrenia?
If GPA rises as TV watching falls, this type of correlation exists.
What is a negative correlation?
Emphasizes the importance of observable actions.
What is behaviorism?
Incorrectly judging flying as more dangerous than driving due to this mental shortcut heuristic.
What is the availability heuristic?
In Freud’s personality structure, which part balances societal demands and personal needs?
What is the ego?
Anxiety disorder involves intense fear and avoidance of social situations due to embarrassment or judgment.
What is social anxiety disorder?
This professional uses classical conditioning techniques to cure phobias.
What is a behavioral therapist or clinical psychologist?
The statistic that indicates the middle score in a distribution
What is the median?
Love, boredom, and pride are cultural emotions, but this one emotion is universally expressed on the face.
What is anger?
Name of the concept that explains a child's misbehavior influenced by watching violent TV shows and its reciprocal effect on their environment?
What is reciprocal determinism?
This form of therapy focuses on changing negative thought patterns to improve emotions and behavior.
What is cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)?
This is a research method where the researcher watches subjects without manipulating variables.
What is observational research?
This perspective studies how culture and society influence behavior.
What is sociocultural psychology?
Type of reinforcement that occurs when a child’s whining causes a parent to give candy?
What is Negative reinforcement?
Name of the defense mechanism where a person attributes their own unacceptable feelings to others
What is projection?
The theory suggesting that reinforcement and punishment influence health behaviors.
What is operant conditioning?