Important People
One of the most prominent psychologists in history; psychoanalyst who used free association with his patients.
Who is Sigmund Freud?
A group of psychologists that studied how people and animals adapted, in addition to the functions of the conscious mind
Who are the Functionalists?
Explain the difference between single and double blind experiments
Single blind experiments are where the subject does not know all that is going on. A double blind experiment is one where the subjects and the administrators are unaware who is and is not receiving a prescribed medicine.
What are the four questions that need to be asked in order to make a theory viable
Predictive Accuracy - Can this theory reliably predict behavior?
Internal Coherence - Are there logical inconsistencies?
Being Economical - Does the theory only include the necessary information?
Viable - Is the theory able to generate research and create a viable experiment?
First psychology professor at Harvard
A group of German psychologists argued that perception can go beyond what is thought or observed in parts
Who are the Gestalts?
Explain the difference between basic and applied science.
Basic science is where psychologists conduct studies with the intent of finding out more about human or animal behavior, while applied science is where psychological principles are applied to solve more immediate problems
French philosopher who predated psychology, but is one of the first to contemplate how the body and mind influence each other
"I think, therefore I am"
Who is Renee Descartes?
Studies how unconscious motives influence human thoughts, actions, and feelings.
Who are the psychoanalysts?
__________________________________ is where research is conducted by allowing the subject to remain in their natural habitat and the researcher remains as unobtrusive as possible
What is naturalistic observation?
Psychologist that conducted an experiment involving "shocks" administered by one person on another.
Who is Stanley Milgram?
Believed that each person is free to direct their own future achievements and growth
Who are humanists?
A _________________________ is a study involving a single person or group, combining long-term observation with diaries, tests, and interviews
What is a case study?
Cognitivist psychologist that conducted an experiment on his own family
Jean Paiget
Focused on how we retrieve information and how our thoughts influence our behavior
Who are the cognitivists?
These are the three methods of research
What is observation, survey, and experimentation?