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?
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 type of correlation happens when a gamer plays a game and gets a higher score.
What is positive correlation?
This type research project is when participants do not know if they are in the experimental or control group, but researches know.
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 happens when a gamer plays a game instead of doing their homework.
What is a negative correlation?
This type study has research in which a group is study 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?
This type killer has a lower kill count.
What is a disorganized killer?
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 Frued pioneered the use of this technique to reveal his patients' unconscious processing.
What is free association?
This type of killer is social adequate.
What is a organized killer?