Famous Psychologists
He is known as the Father of Experimental Psychology.
Who is Wilhelm Wundt?
The scientific study of the mind and behavior.
What is psycholology?
This is a precise, measurable description of a variable used in research.
What is operational definition?
This research method involves asking a large number of people a set of questions.
What is survey?
This psychologist's work brought us the modern operating room layout.
Who is Lillian Gilbreth?
It is the ONLY research method that can be used to test cause and effect.
What is experiment?
In an experiment, the name of the group that gets the intervention.
What is experiment group?
In this type of correlation, the two variables move in the same direction (as one increases, the other increases).
What is positive correlation?
The Clark's Doll Experiment was used in this landmark supreme court case to help end racial segregation.
What is Brown vs. Board?
This term describes the relationship between two variables.
What is correlation?
These are cues in an experiment that inadvertently influence a participant's responses.
What are demand characteristics?
This is a detailed research method that focuses on a single person or small group, because their condition is unique or rare.
What is case study?