History
3 methods to gather data are...
surveys, case studies, and experiments
This Psych. approach studies the impact social groups have an each other.
What is cross-cultural Psych. (a.k.a. Sociocultural Psych.)
This guy got a dog to salivate at the sound of a bell.
What is Ivan Pavlov
What was Dr. Emoto trying to prove in his water experiment?
humans can manipulate matter without physically interacting with it
A type of behavior that cannot be observed
What is Cognitive
This Psych. approach, studies the natural progression of humans, throughout their entire lifespan
What is Evolutionary Psychology (a.k.a. Developmental Psych.)
This person developed the self-observation method, know as introspection. Also created the first Psych. lab
What is Wilhelm Wundt
This is a type of experiment which lasts multiple years; an example would be the Harvard study that followed the same kids all the way until late adulthood.
What is Longitudinal Study
What is biological?
Abraham Maslow theorized that before humans can build human connections and develop self actualization, they must secure certain needs
What is Physiological?
This Psych. approach believes that people are naturally growth seeking, and aim to achieve self-actualization
What is Humanistic Psych.
This person discounted the belief of dualism, and felt that the mind and body are connected.
What is Rene Descartes
When the experimenter influences the behavior of the participants with their own behavior/expectations
What is Self-fulfilling Prophecy
The participant believes the Independent variable is working, when they received the pretend variable
What is Describe, Explain, Predict, and Influence Behavior
Operant + classical conditioning is a psychological technique, used by this type of Psych. approach.
What is Behavioral Psych.
This person believed that every person was on a journey to reach self-actualization
Whos is Abraham Maslow
This is the second to last step of a typical Psychological Research Experiement
What is Compare Measurements
In an experiment, a psychologist is testing whether listening to music while studying improves test scores. What is the independent and dependent variable?
Independent: Music
Dependent: Test scores
He proposed that psychological experience is composed of compounds similar to chemical compounds, and also developed the method of introspection
What is Wilhelm Wundt
This Psychological approach would study repressed memories from an adult's past, to better understand present fears and how they were created.
What is Psychodynamic Psychology
This Cognitive Psychologist proposed that all activities of the mind, have the basic purpose of allowing us to survive as a species
What is William James
This type of experiment means that neither the experimenter, nor the participants, are aware of who received the independent variable
What is Double-Blind Experiement
Name all 6 steps in conducting an experiment
Ask a question, form a hypothesis, determine the variables, test hypothesis, compare measurements, interpret results