Historical Psychologists
The first person to show how scientific methods could be used to investigate psychological phenomena was
Wundt
_______ Psychology involves the study of internal mental processes—all of the things that go on inside your brain, including perception, thinking, memory, attention, language, problem-solving, and learning.
The scientific study of behavior and mental processes describes
Psychology
________ research studies the same groups of participants over time.
longitudinal
salary and years of education would have a ________ correlation.
positive
who used the technique of therapy called psychoanalysis
Freud
Industrial psychologists and organizational psychologists study the behavior of people in
Workplace
A form of reasoning characterized by skepticism and thoughtful analysis of statements and arguments defines
Critical Thinking
In __________, researchers study behavior where it actually happens, or “in the field.”
Naturalistic Observation
These people help ensure quality control in reporting scientific findings
peer reviewer
Functionalism was established by
James
Which kind of psychologist would be consulted in jury selection and witness preparation?
forensic
In correlational research, when one variable increases as the other variable decreases, it is a __________ correlation.
negative
____________ occurs when people believe that relationships exist between two things when no such relationship exists.
illusory correlation
________ are the most commonly used species for animal research.
rats/birds
B. F. Skinner made major contributions to
Behaviorism
________ Psychology is Scientific study of development across a lifespan
Developmental
In an experiment, the presence of a(n) __________ is manipulated by the researchers so that its effects may be determined.
independent variable
________ assesses the consistency of observations by different observers.
reliability
A _______ is a segment of a population that is targeted for study.
sample
________ is a perspective within psychology that emphasizes the potential for good that is innate to all humans.
humanism
________ Psychology focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders and other problematic patterns of behavior
Clinical
________ refers to the ability of an instrument or tool to accurately measure what it is supposed to measure.
validity
_______ looks at past records or data sets to look for interesting patterns or relationships
Archival Research
_________ begins with a question and the collection of data, which are used to generated a hypothesis and theory
inductive research