Important People
School of psychology
Research Methods
Environmental psychology
Psychotherapy/Theorist
100
He aimed to discover the mind's structure by using introspection
Who is Edward Bradford Titchener
100
Theschool of psychology focused on only the observable behavior of people?
What is Behaviorism
100
Name 3 steps of the Scientific method
What is Theory Hypothesis Operational Definition Replication Research and Observations
100
The most commonly used statistic in Psychology is
What is Mode
100
This theorist is most associated with Social Learning Theory
Who is Albert Bandura
200
She was the first woman to be president of the American Psychological Association
Who is Mary Whiton Calkins
200
Name 2 of the 3 main levels of analysis or influences for behavior and mental processes.
What is 1. Biological Influences 2. psychological influences 3. social- cultural influences
200
What is the difference between a single and double blind experiment?
What is In a single blind experiment the experimenter knows who gets the placebo whereas in a double blind neither the experimenter nor participant know.
200
Consider the biological theories of aging. This best represents the components of that theory?
What is Hormonal Stress Theory
200
This theorist presented a hierarchy of needs and motivations
Who is Abraham Maslow
300
He opposed the structuralist focus on introspection. Instead, he focused on the wholeness of an event, taking into the impact of the environment on behavior.
Who is William James
300
Contemporary Psychology focused on evolutionary psychology and behavioral genetics. Better Known as....
What is nature Vs. Nurture.
300
The difference between positive and negative correlation? draw a scatterplot of both!
What is Positive Correlation (between 0 and+1.00) indicates a direct relationship, meaning that two things increase together or decrease together. Negative Correlation (Between 0 and -1.00) indicates an inverse relationship: as one thing increases the other decreases.
300
In a topographical representation of the motor cortex, the homunculus is the largest area devoted to
What is the face
300
Most psychotherapists would describe themselves as being
Cognitive
400
He argued that natural selection shapes behaviors as well as bodies.
Who is Charles Darwin
400
What is the school of thought that would most likely agree with the following phrase: "The mind is many parts in a whole."
What is Structuralism
400
Name 2 of the three variables in an experiment and what are they?
What is Independent variable: factors that is manipulated; the variable whose effect is being studied. Confounding variable: factors other than the independent variable that might produce an effect. Dependent variable: factors that is measured, the variable that may change when the independent variable is manipulated.
400
The following historical event created a strong need for Clinical Psychology and brought it to the forefront as being an important field of study
What is World War II
400
Ivan Pavlov pioneered this theory
What is classical conditioning
500
He established the first psychology laboratory at the University of Leipzig, Germany. is often referred to as the "Father of Psychology"
Who is Wilhelm Wundt
500
It was led by these 2 people and focused on ways current environments nurture or limit growth potential and importance of having need for love and acceptance satisfied.
What is Humanistic Psychology Led by Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow
500
In comparing research methods, name all three of the research methods and explain them.
What is Descriptive- to observe and record behavior Correlational- to detect naturally occurring relationships; to assess how well one variable predicts another. Experimental- to explore cause and effect by manipulating one or more factors using random assignment.
500
The state that occurs when people are faced with demands from the environment that require them to change in some way can be defined as
What is stress
500
Two psychologists credited with being the main founders of Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Who are Munsterberg and Scott
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