psychology is really a science
A descriptive technique in which one individual or group is studied in depth in the hope of revealing universal principles.
Case Study
One limitation of our understanding of behavior is that most research has been conducted on subjects from North America
Sociocultural psychology
the group you are doing the actual experiment on. They should all have had the same chance of being selected from the population
Random sample
After the horror of 911, many people said the American government should obviously foreseen the likelihood of this form of terrorism. This perception clearly demonstrates...
Hindsight Bias
Personality is attributable more to genes than to environmental experience
Behavior Genetics
Ask people to self-report behavior or opinions of particular group
Survey
Jomiyah suggests that because children are more impulsive than adults, they will have more difficulty controlling their anger. Jomiyah's prediction regarding anger management is an example of ...
Hypothesis
The interdisciplinary study of the brain activity linked with mental activities such as perception, memory and language is called?
Cognitive
a mutual relationship or connection between two or more things.
Correlation
In an experimental study to the extent which mental alertness is inhibited by sleep deprivation, mental alertness would be which variable?
Dependent variable
Investigating whether a dog could be conditioned to bark when it detected the odor of a specific narcotic drug would have been of most direct interest to the school of thought known as?
Behaviorism
a research method that involves observing subjects in their natural environment
Natural Observation
When Tyler read a news report that drinking orange juice triggers hyperactivity, he questioned whether the children's behavior had been assessed using scientifically appropriate methods. Tyler's reaction best illustrates...
critical thinking
Tries to understand relative power and limits of genetics by examining specific traits that were passed on over time and how they have shaped our behavior today.
Evolutionary Psychology
group compared to the experimental group to see if any change has occurred because of the independent variable.
Control group