Psych Approaches
Free association, dream analysis, and an Oedipus complex are all associated with this approach.
Psychoanalytic
When information is obtained (gathered) by asking many people a fixed set of questions
Survey
He is considered the father of modern psychology.
Sigmund Freud
The relationship between two sets of data.
A correlation
Which dinosaur supposedly had the smallest brain?
The stegosaurus
If you are interested in how hormonal changes or neurotransmitters impact behavior, your approach would be this:
Biological
When a psychologist observes the subject(s) in a natural setting without interfering.
Naturalistic observation OR observational study
An early way for studying the mind by looking at the shape of the head.
Phrenology
The intellectually disciplined process of actively and skillfully conceptualizing, applying, analyzing, synthesizing, and/or evaluating information.
Critical thinking
In what year did the kids' show Sesame Street first air?
1969
Supporters of this approach are more interested in observable behavior and how it can be modified.
Behavioral
Involves an intensive investigation or research of one or more participants. It could be conducted through interviews, tests, or long-term observations.
Case study
This connected certain bodily fluids called “humors” with personality traits.
The Four Humors theory
A field of psychology where an individual looks at how behavior changes as a person grows and moves through life.
Developmental psychology
In Lord of the Rings, how many heroes are a part of the initial fellowship at the start of the series?
Nine
Anything concerning how demographic information influences behavior would be related to this approach.
Sociocultural
If you followed a group of teenagers over time to see how their behaviors changed, which sort of study would you be doing?
A longitudinal study
A theory of perception (the ability to see, hear, or become aware of something through your senses) where the brain sees things as a whole, rather than a sum of parts.
Gestalt psychology
The best way to get an accurate representation of a population in research would to get one of these.
A sample or randomized sample
How many US states DON'T have a known species of poisonous snake?
Four (Maine, Alaska, Hawaii, and Rhode Island)
If you are studying how mental processes like memory impact behavior, which approach are you using?
Cognitive
Where data is collected from groups of participants of different ages or demographics and compared.
Cross-sectional study
An early diagnosis regarding "excitability of emotions" that was primarily assigned to women, until Freud diagnosed himself.
Hysteria
The examination or observation of one's own mental and emotional processes.
There are five "big game" animals in Maine: moose, deer, bobcats, bear, and what else?
Coyotes