Vocab
An assumption or prediction about behavior that is tested through research; an educated guess
Hypothesis
A person who studies psychology but can also prescribe medicine.
Physiatrist
A research study that involves an intensive investigation of one or more individuals.
Case Study
The brain is divided into regions called _________
Lobes
A factor that is capable of change.
Variable
What is the term for discovering ways to use scientific findings to accomplish practical goals?
Applied Science
What is the name of the group that is treated in the same way as the experimental group except that the experimental treatment is not applied?
Control Group
The system of the body that communicates to the body using chemicals called hormones.
Endocrine System
Part of the brain that involves planning movements, working memory, and recalling recent events.
Frontal Lobe
What is the name of the psychologist who trained dogs to salivate on command?
Pavlov
What is the name of the graph that shows frequency distribution and is shaped symmetrically when there is normal distribution data presented?
Bell-Curve graph
A part of a neuron that is at the end of the nerve cell and helps disperse the signal to the next nerve cell.
Axon
A measuring technique used to study brain structure and activity. It combines the features of both a CT and PET scans.
MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
What type of psychologist studies how animals and people adapt to their environments?
Functionalists
An experiment where neither the researcher nor the participants know which treatment is being applied.
Double-Blind experiment
This is the primary hormone involved in the fight-or-flight response. It also gives use a rush of energy when needed if danger is present.
Adrenaline (epinephrine)
Area of the brain that controls speech production in the left side of the cerebral cortex.
Broca's Area
Name one part of Freud's "iceberg" of consciousness.
Id, ego, superego, and conscience
The Milgram Experiment
What is the name of the hormone that is produced by the thyroid gland?
Thyroxine