History of Psychology
Father of Modern Psychology - responsible for the first research lab
Wilhem Wundt
Objects/behaviors/thoughts etc. measured in a study
Variables
Looking for data to back-up your existing beliefs
confirmation bias
how humans interact with others
social psychology
tiny cells that support the neuron with nourishment, waste elimination, and insulation for many axons
glia cells
Person concerned with unconscious governing behavior
Sigmund Freud
placing subjects in experimental groups such that each subject has equal probability of being selected
random assignment
Believing a truth exists based on your experience
anecdotal evidence
concerned with the diagnosis and study of mental disorders
clinical psychology
correct sequence in which an impulse passes through a neuron is
dendrite, soma, axon
Type of psychological study concerned with the differences between humans and animals
Humanism
examining people who cannot be present for the study
examination of archival records
The act of asking only those who will give you a desired answer
sampling bias
interested in consciousness and perceptions of the world
cognitive psychology
Following the transmission of information, most neurotransmitters will
go through the reuptake
Breaking down consciousness into static, observable moments via introception
Structuralism
Defining each variable and function in your study
operationalization
Difference between correlational and experimental research
experimental you can manipulate
inner mechanisms of growth and interactions with one's environment
developmental psychology
right hemisphere of the brain is more active when you are completing which type of task
creative reasoning
Popular functionalist - stream of consciousness
William James
Two variables that cause an interaction
confounding variables
set of interrelated ideas used to explain a set of observations vs. “X will lead to y”
Theory and hypothesis
test design/construction
psychometrics
Dysregulation of which neurotransmitters can be seen in people with Alzheimer’ disease?
Acetylcholine