People
Functionalist and wrote Principles of Psychology
William James
A third variable that influences both the independent and dependent variables
Confounding Variable
The ethics principle that states research subjects need to be informed of the research and what was studied AFTER the study
Debriefing
Alvin has trouble with memory due to his abnormally small hippocampus. This is most likely the _____________ approach.
biological
What is the name for the ink blot tests hung on the walls?
Rorschach Test
Father of psychology
Wilhelm Wundt
A harmless pill, medicine, or procedure prescribed as a control in testing groups
Placebo
Examining ones own thoughts and feelings
Introspection
Adam choose to marry Cindy because her wide hips indicate she will bear healthy children.
How many days does it take an average individual to make something a different habit?
66 days
Stanford Prison Experiment
Philip Zimbardo
what is random assignment vs. random sampling?
random assignment: assigning participants to treatment or non treatment group
random sampling: everyone in the population has an equal chance of being in the study.
What was William Wundt's research about (first ever psych lab)?
reaction times to visual senses (tennis ball drop)
Ms. Barggren believes that students are motivated to act out in class by their unmet needs in esteem and belonging.
humanistic
What type of humor indicates a healthy brain?
Sarcasm
Ego, Superego, ID
Sigmund Freud
When a researcher has to tell you enough information for you to participate in the study.
informed consent.
The scientific study of behavior and mental processes in both humans and animals
Psychology
Tina wears skirts and dresses because she is unknowingly affected by her father leaving her mother for a woman who preferred skirts.
psychoanalytical
How long could it take someone to be convinced that they committed a crime as an adolescent?
3 Hours
First President of the American Psychological Association
G. Stanley Hall
The variable that is manipulated by the researcher
Independent Variable
A person who is interested in work relationships, attitudes and motivation is most likely interested in what field of psychology?
Industrial organizational psychology
the Smiths trained their dog not to leave their yard by using an invisible fence that delivers low level shocks if the dog passes it
behavioral
No person born blind has ever developed what mental health disorder?
Schizophrenia