Basics
Research
Learning
Sensation
Thinking
100

What is the study of mental processes and behavior?

Psychology

100

________ research studies the same groups of participants over time.

Longitudinal

100

Two forms of associative learning are ________ and ________.

Classical; operant

100


________ refers to the minimum amount of stimulus energy required to be detected 50% of the time.

Absolute threshold

100

Cognitive psychology is the branch of psychology that focuses on the study of ________.


Thinking

200

Who is considered the father of psychology?

Wundt

200

A(n) ________ is conducted in order to determine whether there are meaningful differences between two groups in a study.

Statistical analysis

200

In ________ the stimulus or experience occurs before the behavior and then gets paired with the behavior.

Classical

200

________ occurs when sensory information is organized, interpreted, and consciously experienced.

Perception

200

An event schema is also known as a cognitive ________.


Script

300

Which early psychologist is known for his work with classical conditioning?

Pavlov

300

________ research uses past records or data sets to investigate research questions or to look for patterns or relationships.  

Archival

300

A stimulus that does not initially elicit a response in an organism is a(n) ________.

Neutral stimulus

300

________ depth cues require the use of both eyes.

Binocular

300

A specific formula for solving a problem is called ________.


Algorithm

400

The Association for Psychological Science (APS) was founded in _____________

1988

400

On a graph of a correlation coefficient, points falling near to a straight sloped line indicate ________.

a strong correlation

400

Rewarding successive approximations toward a target behavior is ________.


Shaping

400

According to the principle of ________, objects that occur close to one another tend to be grouped together.

Proximity

400

A mental shortcut in the form of a general problem-solving framework is called ________.


Heuristic

500

Research by_______________  demonstrated that very young children do not demonstrate object permanence.


Piaget

500

Scientific hypotheses are ________ and falsifiable.

Testable

500

The person who performs a behavior that serves as an example is called a ________.

Model

500

Which taste is associated with monosodium glutamate?

Umami

500

The mean score for a person with an average IQ is ________.


100

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