History of Psychology
What is Psychology?
the scientific study of the mind and behavior
What does APA stand for?
American Psychological Association
What is the name of a research paper or bundle of published articles that describe research conducted as part of the candidate doctoral training?
dissertation
A statement that describes an educated guess about what will happen in an experiment.
Hypothesis
A set of ideas that propose an explanation for observed phenomena
Theory
What type of correlation is this?
People who exercise regularly live longer than those who do not.
Positive Correlation
Cells in the nervous system acting as interconnected information processors
Neuron
This brain lobe is associated with sight/vision
Occipital Lobe
This is the state of equilibrium
Homeostasis
Which famous Psychologist developed the psychosexual model?
Freud
An individual's consistent pattern of thought and behavior is known as?
personality
doctoral degree
This refers to whether a hypothesis can be disproved
Falsifiability
The group to which the independent variable is applied and tested
Experimental group
The probability of observing a particular outcome in a sample or the larger population or process.
P-Value
Resting charge of a neuron
-70mV
A thick band of fibers that connects the two brain hemispheres
Corpus Callosum
This system returns the body to normal after a stressful state
parasympathetic nervous system
A method for acquiring knowledge is one based on observation, including experimentation
empirical
How many pillars of Psychology are there? (extra points: name them all)
5: biological, cognitive, development, social and personality, mental and physical health
The key difference between a PsyD and a PhD
The first step to the scientific method.
Propose a question
Name the three types of psychological research.
Descriptive, correlational, and experimental
Using a probability-based method to select a subset of individuals for the sample from the population.
Random Sampling
This part of the body allows some molecules through while stopping others from getting in
Semipermeable membrane
The three main parts of the limbic system
Hippocampus, amygdala, and hypothalamus
Relays sensory and motor information and is associated with voluntary actions
Somatic nervous system
Who is the father of Psychology?
William Wundt
what area of psychology focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders and other problematic patterns of behavior?
Clinical Psychology
Where can a licensed clinical or Counseling Psychologist work if they want to be their own boss?
Private Practice
The measured outcome from an experiment.
What is a dependent variable?
This researcher was best known for her 'Doll Study' experiment.
Mamie Clark
Researchers generally use a p-value of ________ as a cutoff for determining if data is statistically significant.
.05
A drug that mimics or strengthens the effects of a neurotransmitter
Agonist
These two areas are known for speech production and speech comprehension
Broca's area and the Wernicke's area
The part of the body that tells you when you are hungry and full
Thyroid Gland
Which school of Psychology was more likely to focus on the separation of the entire mind instead of specific parts?
Functionalism
These psychologists might help a judge decide which parent should have custody of a child or evaluate a defendant's mental competence to stand trial.
Forensic Psychologists
What is the highest level of schooling someone could have?
Postdoctoral training program
Researchers may unconsciously skew their observations to fit their research goal expectations. This phenomena is known as
Observation bias
This type of research studies multiple cohorts of the population at one single time.
Cross-sectional research
A study seeks to explore the relationship between smartphone usage patterns and academic achievement among college students. What type of study is this?
Correlational study
Drugs that treat psychiatric symptoms by restoring the balance of neurotransmitters
Psychotropic medication
You have difficulty staying face up and keep stumbling around. These part(s) of your brain might be damaged
cerebellum and/or the frontal lobe
These glands control most of the interactions between hormones
hypothalamus and pituitary gland