research pattern that follows a group of people over an extended amount of time
What is Longitudinal?
100
a research method that yields information from a large group of people about their opinions or behavior at lower cost than laboratory experiments
What is Survey?
100
a persuasive technique where people agreeing to a small request which will lead to complying with a larger request later
What is Foot-In-The-Door technique?
100
social science that scientifically studies behavior and mental processes
What is Psychology?
100
The researcher measure this variable ex. in an experiment on listening to music's effect on test scores - test scores would be this type of variable
What is Dependent Variable
200
medical doctor who has clinical training and can diagnose physical and neurological causes of abnormal behavior and treat them with prescription drugs
What is Psychiatrist?
200
in an experiment, the researcher manipulates this variable
What is Independent Variable?
200
tendency for any given bystander to be less likely to give aid if other bystanders are present
What is Bystander Effect?
200
psychlogist trained to diagnose and treat (using psychotherapy) people with psychological disorders
What is Clinical Psychologist?
200
Observations in a natural setting
What is Naturalistic
300
the hypothesis that states people tend to choose friends and partners that are similar to themselves in attractiveness
What is Matching?
300
perspective that emphasized growth potential of healthy people and the individual's potential for personal growth and responsibility
What is Humanistic?
300
adjusting our behavior or thinking toward some group standard in an attempt to avoid rejection or gain social approval
What is Conformity?
300
perspective that believed psychology should be an objective science that studies behavior without reference to mental processes associated with John Watson
What is Behaviorism?
300
procedure when neither participants nor researchers directly working with the participants know which group is receiving which treatment
What is Double Blind Study
400
"Daddy Psycho"; established the first psychology laboratory
Who is Wilhem Wundt?
400
method of psychological research in which a researcher brings animals/humans into a controlled setting in order to study effects of variables
What is Experiment?
400
psychologist who did the famous "shock experiment to test individual's obediance
Who is Stanley Milgram?
400
perspective of psychology interested in the influence of the nervous system, hormones, and genes on cognition and behavior
What is Biological?
400
a substance with no measurable impact; used in testing medication; "sugar pill"
What is Placebo
500
the persepective that focuses on how processing, storing, and retrieving info
What is Cognitive?
500
theory that says in the presence of others, individuals feel less personal responsibilty and are less likely to take action in a situation where help is required
What is Diffusion of Responsibility?
500
tendency for people in a group to exert less effort when pooling their efforts toward attaining a common goal than when individually accountable
What is Social Loafing?
500
method of exploring conscious mental processes by asking subjects to look inward and report their sensations and perceptions
What is Introspection?
500
research method that studies a topic in great detail