Approaches
This is one of the first two psychological approaches, focusing on experiences.
What is structuralism?
The focus of this psychological approach is only observable facts.
What is behaviorism?
The part of an experiment that is changed by the experimenter for the group being experimented on.
what is the Independent Variable?
This type of study does not let the person experimented on know if they are getting a placebo or the independent variable.
what is a Single-blind study?
Who is Wilhelm Wundt?
This is one of the first two psychological approaches, focusing on goals and purposes of behaviors.
What is Functionalism?
This psychological approach focuses on the unconscious mind, and is closely related to Sigmund Freud
What is the psychoanlysis approach?
This is the outcome of an experiment that is affected by the Independent Variable.
what is the Dependent Variable?
This type of study does not let the person experimented on, NOR the person handing out the substance, know if they are getting/giving a placebo or an independent variable.
What is a double-blind study?
He is known in the United States as the "father of U.S. psychology"
who is William James?
This is the psychological approach that focuses on the development and goals of individuals.
What is the humanism approach?
This psychological approach focuses on the influence of culture and ethnicity on behavior.
What is the socio-cultural approach?
This is the group that does not receive the Independent Variable.
What is the control group?
This type of study researches people or animals in their normal state, not knowing they are being studied.
What is naturalistic observation?
He is closely related to the psychoanalytical psychological approach.
Who is Sigmund Freud?
This is the psychological approach focuses on the impact of biology and drugs on behavior.
What is the psychobiological theory?
This psychological approach focused on thinking, language, and problem solving.
What is the cognitive approach?
This is what is given to the control group in an experiment as a substitute for the independent variable. It has no actual medical effect.
What is a placebo?
This type of study involves the same group of people over a regular interval of time
what is a longitudal study?
He is closely tied to the Cognitive Psychological Theory
Who is Jean Piaget?
This is the definition of psychology.
What is the scientific study of behavioral and cognitive processes?
This psychological approach focused on the whole brain´s patterns, believing the whole is greater than the parts.
What is Gestalt psychology?
This experiment tested people's will to obey perceived authority.
What is the Milgram Experiment?
This type of study organizes people into groups based on age.
What is a cross-sectional study?
He is closely related to the behaviorist psychological theory.
who is John B. Watson?