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What researcher was famously interested in "hysteria" in women?

Sigmund Freud

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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

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For which concept is Abraham Maslow best known?

Proposing a hierarchy of human needs in motivating behavior

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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

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Psychology refers to the scientific study of what two things?

Mind and Behavior

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What is a reduction in the number of participants in a study over time called?

Attrition

200

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

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If one variable increases as another decreases, is this a correlation? If so, what direction?

Yes, negative correlation.

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What is the name of the experimenter who created a box to condition (train) lab rats with rewards and punishments?

B. F. Skinner

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What is the tendency to interpret new evidence as confirmation of one's existing beliefs or theories, and reject information that does not agree?


Confirmation Bias

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What is the name of the variable you manipulate in a study?

Independent Variable

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Which area of psychology studies changes in physical attributes, cognitive skills, moral reasoning, and social behavior across the lifespan?

Developmental Psychology

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What type of analysis is conducted in order to determine whether there are meaningful differences between two groups in a study?

Statistical Analysis

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What is the measure of consistency between different observers called? 

Inter-Rater Reliability

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What is the name of the famous researcher who used the naturalistic observation method to study chimps in the wild?

Jane Goodall

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What does IRB stand for?

Institutional Review Board

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What is a description of how the researchers will measure the variables of interest?

Operational Definition

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Cognitive psychology focuses on studying what?

Thoughts and their relationship to our experiences and our actions.

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What type of study design keeps both the researchers and the participants unaware of the group assignments?

Double-Blind

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What type of research design will allow cause-and-effect conclusions?

Experimental designs only

500

What area of psychology studies how the structure and function of the nervous system is related to behavior?

Biopsychology

500

What is the name of largest professional psychologist organization, founded in 1892?

The American Psychological Association (APA)

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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

500

What type of psychologist would be consulted in jury selection and witness preparation?

A Forensic Psychologist

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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.

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