Key Terms/ Definitions
What is the scientific study of behavior and mental processes?
Psychology
Brain structure and chemical balances would be a topic of what perspective?
biological
Watching people in their natural habitat is what research method strategy?
Naturalistic Observation
Emily has a learning disability in math, name one psychological perspective that would want to learn more about this?
biological perspective
A mistake caused by unconsicous desires would be called a what?
Freudian Slip
Our own internal thoughts and thought-processes would be under what perspective?
T/F a case study looks into the lives of many people
False - a case study is an in-depth look into one individual
What would a Behavioral Psychologist say about why you might help a stranger?
They would say that a person would help a stranger because they have been rewarded for helping in the past.
What is Phineas Gage and example of
That our environment and social surroundings shape our behavior
What is a benefit to Naturalist observation?
It limits bias because you are not manipulating any variables
Emily thinks about herself as being bad at math, She often tells herself she will never be good enough. Under what perspective would this statement fall under?
Cognitive
What is Wilhelm Wundt's Major contribution to the field of psychology?
the use of the scientific method
"We learn by rewards and punishment" is the key belief for what perspective?
Behavioral Perspective
What is a limitation to case study's?
It is not generalizable
Emily strives to be the best math student she can be, despite having difficulties. She also makes a point to spend time drawing and doing art because it makes her happy. What perspective would this fall under?
Humanistic
Generalizable means it can be copied and used in another setting or group
What is the goal of the Humanistic Perspective
to reach your full potential
A study that sets out to determine if there is a relationship between two variables.
What research method would be the best fit for the following scenario:
A math teacher wants to see if introducing a weekly study session to her students would help with their grades
Correlational / experiment