A
the scientific study of the behavior of individuals and their mental processes.
psychology
the goals of science are description, (blank), explanation, and reflection
prediction
an organized set of concepts that explains a phenomenon or set of phenomena.
theory
a testable explanation of the relationship between two (or more) events or variables
hypothesis
the variable that is manipulated is the (blank), the variable that is measured is the (blank).
independent variable, dependent variable
a test measures what it is intended to measure.
validity
the (blank) controls emotion, aggression, and formation of emotional memory
amygdala
a group in an experiment that is not exposed to treatment or does not experience a manipulation of the IV
control group
cell body, contains the nucleus
soma
participants have an equal likelihood of being assigned to any condition within an experiment
random assignment
discovered classical conditioning, trained dogs to salivate at the ringing of the bell
Ivan Pavlov
developed behaviorism AKA "Little Albert"
John B Watson
Known for his 8-stage theory of Psychosocial Development
Erik Erikson
dealt with functionalism and minds with a purpose and a property
William James
the first formal laboratory devoted to experimental psychology was founded by
Wilhelm Wundt
A (blank) occurs when experimental participants change their behavior in the absence of any kind of experimental manipulation
placebo effect
intensive observation of a particular individual or small group of individuals is called a (blank) study
case study
when both the experimenter and participants are unaware of which participants are recieving the treatment is called a (blank) study
double-blind
a variable other than what the experimenter purposely introduced that affects a participant's behavior
confounding variable
(blank) ≠ (blank)
correlation ≠ causation
the range of a (blank) must be between +1 and -1
pearson correlation coefficient
most commonly used measure of central tendency
mean
guidelines for psychologist to follow when conducting research
ethical principles/guidelines
(blank) is the specialty of medicine
psychiatry
Sigmund Freud used this technique to reveal his patients' unconscious processes
free association