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
Sorts through information and sends it to appropriate places in the forebrain.
Thalamus
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
Which nervous system is often referred to as flight-or-fight?
Sympathetic nervous system
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?
A neurobiologist explains to students that the human nervous system is analogous to electrical circuits in homes. If the circuit wires are not insulated, they are likely to cause a short circuit. In this scenario, the insulation on the wires can be likened to the ____ in the neural system.
Myelin sheath
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
Low levels of which neurotransmitters have been linked depression
Gaba and Glutamate
__ 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
____ provides information on how the experimenter wants the participant to behave. Participants guess the study's purpose as a result and change their behavior accordingly.
Demand Characteristics
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.
Regulates the internal state of the body
Hypothalamus