Famous Psychologists
Types of Psychology
Research Terms
Random Terms from Chapter 1
Syllabus
100
The psychologist known for his work with psychoanalysis and dream interpretation.
Who is Sigmund Freud?
100
The type of psychology that explores positive emotions and positive character traits.
What is positive psychology?
100
An educated guess.
What is a hypothesis?
100
The scientific attitude that prepares us to think smarter.
What is critical thinking?
100
What is the most important thing to do if you need clarity with something or if you have a life issue going on?
What is communication?
200
The Russian psychologist known for discovering classical conditioning by measuring dogs' saliva.
Who is Ivan Pavlov?
200
This type of psychologist assesses and treats mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders.
What is a Clinical Psychologist?
200
The method for researching the relationships of gorillas in Africa.
What is naturalistic observation?
200
The official term for the "I knew it all along" syndrome.
What is hindsight bias?
200
What is the late fee for papers turned in after the due date?
What is 2 points per class (week)?
300
The psychologist known for discovering operant conditioning by using pigeons and food pellets.
Who is B.F. Skinner?
300
This type of psychologist is focused on a child's ability to achieve age-appropriate milestones.
What is a Developmental Psychologist?
300
A sample that is a fair representation of a population.
What is a random sample?
300
Experimental results, an "effect," caused by one's expectations alone.
What is the placebo effect?
300
Why are cell phones to be turned off during class?
What is being respectful of classmates?
400
The first woman to receive a Ph.d. in psychology.
Who is Margaret Washburn?
400
This type of psychologist works hard to assist a client in replacing negative thoughts with positive ones in order to shape feelings and behavior.
What is a Cognitive-Behavioral Psychologist?
400
A measure of how much two variables are related to each other.
What is correlation?
400
The experimental factor that is manipulated.
What is an independent variable?
400
This is what happens if your dear professor is handed a paper with a gazillion typos.
What is turning green and frothing at the mouth?
500
The psychologist known for his famous "Little Albert" experiment.
Who is John Watson?
500
This type of psychologist often assists the FBI with criminal profiling.
What is a Forensic Psychologist?
500
A graphed cluster of dots presenting an X and Y axis.
What is a scatterplot?
500
An experimental procedure where neither the researcher nor the participants is aware of who received the treatment or the placebo.
What is a double-blind study?
500
This is what is scheduled for the last day of class.
What are final presentations and pizza party?
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