Vocabulary
This is the tentative statement of an experiment's outcome made before the experiment is actually conducted.
What is a Hypothesis?
This is the scientific study of behavior and the mind.
What is Psychology?
A city is interested in knowing what percentage of local residents support building a new aquatic park, this is the most practical way to obtain the information.
What is a questionnaire?
He studied how people and animals adapted to their environment so William James was considered this
What is a Functionalist?
This is the Pursuit of knowledge for its own sake
What is Basic Science or "Pure" Science?
This is when the independent variable is not manipulated.
What is the control group?
This group is when the independent variable is manipulated.
What is experimental group?
This type of study is when like if you studied how a coach made a losing team a winning team.
What is a field study?
This American Psychologist wrote the first psychology textbook.
Who was William James?
This occurs when when one factor in a study increases, so does the other.
What is positive correlation?
This type research project is when participants do not know if they are in the experimental or control group, but the researcher knows.
What is single blind study?
This type research project is when participants and researchers do not know if who is in the experimental or control group.
What is Double-Blind Study?
THis is a complex explanation based on findings from a large number of experimental studies is this.
What is a theory?
This group would most likely experience the placebo effect.
Who are the control group?
This type of correlation could happen when a student plays a game instead of doing his or her homework.
What is a negative correlation?
This type of research involves studying an individual or usually a group over a period of time.
What is a Longitudinal Study?
This type psychologist analyzes how organism learn or modify their behavior based on their response to events in the enviornment.
What is a Behaviorist?
The belief that test subjects should be treat with respect or animals should be well cared for is this
What is Ethics?
Wilhelm Wundt called the procedure he followed this.
What is introspection?
John Watson created the theory that believes psychology should study behavior without reference to mental processes
What is behaviorism?
This variable is the one researchers manipulate.
What is the dependent variable?
This type psychologist studies the basic elements that make up conscious mental experiences.
What is a Structuralist?
Self-fulfilling prophecies can be avoided by using this type study
What is a Double-Blind study?
Sigmund Freud pioneered the use of this technique to reveal his patients' unconscious processing.
What is free association?
A Research method in which the subject id examined in great detail. using personal interviews, direct observation, psychometric tests, and archival records.
A Case study