History, Systems, Approaches
What is a criticism of positive psychology?
It neglects human weaknesses.
What is science defined by?
How a study is conducted
A researcher wants to study the association between social media use and anxiety. The research is not interested in making casual inferences. Instead, the researcher wants to examine whether and how the increase or decrease in one variable is associated with the increase or decrease in the other variable. What research method would be best for this study?
Correlational
Physical, Cognitive, Socioemotional
Prosocial behavior is behavior that is intended to ___ other people.
benefit
A researcher conducts a study to investigate how people's hand sweat during stressful interviews. In this scenario, the researcher is most likely following the _ approach to psychology.
Biological
What are the steps of the scientific method?
Observe, hypothesize, test, conclusions, evaluate
Researchers manipulate the _____ to see the effects on the ____.
Independent; Dependent
A schema is a...
mental concept or framework that organizes/provides structure for interpreting information.
What stage of Kohlberg's theory is: "How do I avoid getting punished?"
Stage 1- Level 1
A child was referred to a therapist after they began having nightmares. The therapist believed the dreams were the result of unconscious thoughts. What approach does is this therapist basing their evaluation on?
Psychodynamic
A broad idea or set of closely related ideas that attempt to explain observation and to make predictions about the future.
Theory
What is a third variable or confound?
T or F: In Assimilation, schemas change in response to new experiences.
False
What is "scaffolding" from Vygotsky's theory?
A more knowledgeable other (teacher, peer, or parent) helps and supports another to develop.
What kind of psychologist would be most interested in learning why we are attracted to certain people?
Social psychologist
Establishing ___ ensures that everyone agrees on what a variable means.
Operational definition
After the study has concluded, the researcher should engage in __ with participants.
Debriefing
What milestone would children need to have accomplished by Concrete Operational Thought
Conservation
What stage/level of Kohlberg's theory: "While laws against stealing are important for social order, a person's right to life outweighs the property rights of the druggist."
Stage 5 "Social contract orientation" ; Level 3
__ involves using introspection to investigate the components of the mind, where as ___ involves the function or purpose of the mind and behavior in the individual adaptation to the environment.
Structuralism; Functionalism
What determines Causation?
Experimentation
When can deception be used in research?
When the research question is important, the study has clear scientific or social value, and the research could not be practicably carried out without the deception or incomplete disclosure.
What does "Smart People Can't Forget" stand for?
Sensorimotor, Preoperational, Concrete operational, Formal operational
What factor doesn't Kohlberg's Moral theory take into account?
social relationships