Early Years
Research
Perspectives
Theory
Practice
100
The founder of modern Psychology
Who is Wilhelm Wundt
100
The variable that should cause something to happen
What is the independent variable
100
The perspective that focuses on how we learn observable responses
What is behaviorism
100
The study of behavior and mental processes
What is psychology
100
Scientific study within psychology that aims to solve practical problems
What is applied research
200
The founder of psychoanalysis
Who is Sigmund Freud
200
The group that is not exposed to the independent variable
What is the control group
200
The perspective that focuses on how a person thinks- how we encode, process, store, and retrieve information
What is cognitive perspective
200
Studying, discussing, and examining the relative effects of genes and environment on our behavior would contribute to this issue
What is nature vs. nurture
200
The branch of psychology that assists people with problems in living and achieving greater well-being
What is counseling
300
An assistant of Wilhelm Wundt & founder of Structuralism
Who is E.B. Titchener
300
A method in which a single individual or thing is studied in depth
What is a case study
300
The perspective that would ask the sample question: how does evolution influence behavior tendencies?
What is evolutionary perspective
300
Together, psychology's different levels of analysis form this integrated approach
What is biopsychosocial approach
300
The branch of psychology that studies, assesses, and treats people with psychological disorders; compose about half of all psychologists
What is clinical psychology
400
One of the two early schools of thought that focused on how our mental & behavioral processes enable us to adapt and survive
What is Functionalism
400
A relationship that indicates the possibility of cause-effect, without proving causation
What is correlation
400
The perspective that studied how the body and brain enable emotions, memories, and sensory experiences
What is neuroscience
400
Theorist who said "the mind is a blank sheet on which experience writes"
Who is John Locke
400
The branch of psychology practiced by physicians who provide medical treatments as well as psychological therapy
What is psychiatry
500
A type of psychology that rebelled against Freudian psychology & behaviorism, emphasizing the importance of current environmental influences on our growth potential, & the importance of having our needs for love/acceptance satisfied
What is Humanistic Psychology
500
A procedure in which both participants and research staff are ignorant about whether the research participants have received the treatment or a placebo
What is a double-blind procedure
500
The perspective that focuses on these behaviors: I began to smoke cigarettes when I was around friends, but I would not smoke around my parents.
What is social-cultural perspective
500
Principle that among the range of inherited trait selections, those contributing to reproduction & survival will most likely be passed on to succeeding generations
What is natural selection
500
Extra credit** The specialization track that Sonam is currently studying in graduate school at NYU (you will not be penalized for guessing incorrectly)
What is Social/Consumer Psychology
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