Correlations
as one goes up, the other goes up, and vice-versa
What is a positive correlation?
During a drug trial, a participant feels better after receiving a sugar pill simply because they believe they’re being treated. This is an example of what?
What is a placebo pill?
Infamous "shock experiment" to test obedience to authority
What is the Milgram Experiment?
A therapist asks a patient to talk about dreams and childhood memories to uncover hidden conflicts. Which perspective is this?
What is psychoanalysis
A psychologist spends three months observing chimpanzees in the wild without interfering. What method is being used?
as one goes up, the other goes down, and vice-versa
What is a negative correlation?
A psychologist predicts that students who eat breakfast will perform better on memory tests. This educated guess is called a what?
What is a hypothesis?
In this experiment, college students quickly took on the roles of guards and prisoners, showing how people respond to authority and use power in harmful ways.
What is the Stanford Prison Experiment?
Perspective that emphasized the growth potential of people and responsibility
What is humanistic
A therapist carefully studies one patient over ten years, keeping detailed notes, interviews, and tests. What method is this?
What is a case study?
True or False: Correlations show causation
What is false?
A scientist repeats another researcher’s experiment to see if the findings are consistent. This is called what?
What is replication?
He believed unconscious motives and childhood experiences strongly influence our behavior.
Who is Sigmund Freud?
A scientist studies how genetic traits passed from ancestors helped humans survive, while also considering cultural and social influences. Which perspective is this?
What is biopsychosocial OR Social-Cultural perspective?
Yields information from a large group of people about their opinions or behavior
What is a survey?
The number of shoes a person owns and their GPA level. What type of correlation?
What is no correlation?
Before starting a study, participants must be informed about the research and agree to take part. This requirement is part of what?
What is ethics?
He created a hierarchy of needs and believed people strive for self-actualization.
Who is Maslow?
A researcher studies how students remember information differently depending on whether they take notes by hand or on a laptop. Which perspective is this?
What is cognitive?
In an experiment on memory, one group studies with music and another group studies in silence. The group without music is which group?
What is a control group?
A psychologist finds a strong link between stress levels and illness. If stress goes up and illness goes up, what type of correlation is this, and why can’t we assume stress directly causes illness?
What is a positive correlation, because correlation does not prove causation?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY! it’s important to define terms used in the study because everyone might have different ideas of what a term means...What is the vocab term?
What is operational definitions?
He studied how children process and learn information at various ages.
Who is Jean Piaget?
A teacher rewards students with candy for good behavior. This reflects which perspective?
What is behaviorism?
In a drug trial, neither the participants nor the researchers know who is getting the real medication and who is getting a placebo. What method is this?
What is double blind?