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What researcher was famously interested in "hysteria" in women?
Sigmund Freud
Which individual is called the "Father" of Psychology and is credited with establishing the first scientific laboratory of Psychology at the University of Leipzig?
Wilhelm Wundt
For which concept is Abraham Maslow best known?
Proposing a hierarchy of human needs in motivating behavior
What is the field of psychology that studies prejudice, attraction, how we explain our own behavior versus how we explain the behavior of others, and how we resolve interpersonal conflicts?
Social Psychology
Psychology refers to the scientific study of what two things?
Mind and Behavior
What is a reduction in the number of participants in a study over time called?
Attrition
What is the name of the group of participants that does not receive any manipulation of variables?
(Hint* this is the reference group in the study.)
The Control Group
If one variable increases as another decreases, is this a correlation? If so, what direction?
Yes, negative correlation.
What is the name of the experimenter who created a box to condition (train) lab rats with rewards and punishments?
B. F. Skinner
Confirmation Bias
What is the name of the variable you manipulate in a study?
Independent Variable
Which area of psychology studies changes in physical attributes, cognitive skills, moral reasoning, and social behavior across the lifespan?
Developmental Psychology
What type of analysis is conducted in order to determine whether there are meaningful differences between two groups in a study?
Statistical Analysis
What is the measure of consistency between different observers called?
Inter-Rater Reliability
What is the name of the famous researcher who used the naturalistic observation method to study chimps in the wild?
Jane Goodall
What does IRB stand for?
Institutional Review Board
What is a description of how the researchers will measure the variables of interest?
Operational Definition
Cognitive psychology focuses on studying what?
Thoughts and their relationship to our experiences and our actions.
What type of study design keeps both the researchers and the participants unaware of the group assignments?
Double-Blind
What type of research design will allow cause-and-effect conclusions?
Experimental designs only
What area of psychology studies how the structure and function of the nervous system is related to behavior?
Biopsychology
What is the name of largest professional psychologist organization, founded in 1892?
The American Psychological Association (APA)
What do Functionalist psychologists focus on?
(Hint* The mind as a whole, or individual parts of the mind?)
The operation of the whole mind rather than the individual parts
What type of psychologist would be consulted in jury selection and witness preparation?
A Forensic Psychologist
How did Behaviorism make psychology a more objective science?
(Hint* We went from Introspective approaches, to Behaviorism)
By studying overt behavior and deemphasizing the importance of unobservable mental processes.