Psychologist
Created the first Psych Laboratory
Who is Wundt
Explains human behavior (only) by what in our environment warned us
What is Behaviorism
Questionnaires or interviews to ask a large # of people questions
What is Survey
All individuals who can potentially participate in the study, then generalize to all people
What is Population
variables increase and decrease together
What is Positive Correlation
Concerned with how humans use their function in their environment.
Who is William James
School of psychology that studies mental processes
What is Cognitive Psychology
Careful observations of animals or people in their natural environment
What is Naturalistic Observation
Tests a hypothesis and establishes causation
What is Experimental Method
As 1 variable increases, the other decreases (opposite directions)
What is Negative Correlation
Known for conditioning dogs with bells
Who is Ivan Pavlov
Studies how the individual influences the group and how the group influences the individual’s thoughts and behaviors.
What is Social Psychology
Provides detailed analyses of new/rare phenomena but Not representative of whole population.
What is Case Study
Used to see if there is a relationship between 2 variables
What is Correlational Method
pursuit of human understanding
What is Philosophy
Who is John Watson
School of psychology that emphasizes the means of realizing one’s full human potential
What is Humanistic Psychology
factor that the experimenter controls & manipulates
What is Independent Variable
has characteristics that are similar to those in the population
What is Representative Sample
study of normal function
Behavior results from forces at work within the individual
Who is Sigmund Freud
Explains thoughts or behaviors by looking at the physical body
What is Biological Psychology
No treatment/no effect.
What is Control Group
Want understanding, in detail, the experience of their research participants
What is Descriptive Method
School of psychology that studied the basic units of thought (physical sensation, feelings, and memories)
Structuralism