Intro to Psychology
What is psychology the scientific study of?
Behavior and mental processes.
Which perspective focuses on learning and reinforcement?
Behavioral.
A psychologist who helps students in schools is called a what?
School Psychologist.
The idea that psychology relies on observation and evidence is called what?
Empirical science
Research that manipulates variables and has a control group is what type?
Experimental.
What does a graph help researchers do?
Visualize data.
This optical illusion uses circles to trick our perception of size.
The Ebbinghaus Illusion.
This perspective looks at thought processes like memory and problem-solving.
Cognitive.
Which subfield studies how people change across the lifespan?
Developmental Psychology
The myth that we only use 10% of our brains is what?
False / a psychological myth.
Research that observes and records behavior without manipulation is what type?
Non-experimental.
Interpreting what results mean for behavior is called what?
Data analysis and interpretation
In the Stroop Effect, what makes it harder to say the color of a word?
When the word’s meaning and its ink color don’t match.
Which perspective emphasizes personal growth and free will?
Humanistic
Which type of psychologist studies workplace behavior and productivity?
Industrial/Organizational Psychologist.
What is the first step in the scientific method?
Ask a question / form a hypothesis
A numerical survey about stress levels is an example of which method?
Quantitative.
What ethical principle says participants can quit anytime?
Right to Withdraw.
Change blindness is when people fail to notice what?
Changes in their environment.
Which perspective studies unconscious drives and conflicts?
Psychodynamic.
A psychologist working in court cases or with law enforcement is in what subfield?
Forensic Psychology.
In an experiment, the factor being manipulated is called what?
Independent Variable.
An in-depth study of one individual is called a what?
Case Study.
Which ethical principle protects participants’ private information?
Confidentiality.
The false memory list activity (DRM) shows that memory is what?
Reconstructive (not like a video recorder).
Which perspective examines how culture and society influence behavior?
Sociocultural.
Which type of psychologist treats mental illness and can prescribe medication in some states?
Clinical Psychologist (with additional qualifications, sometimes psychiatrists).
If stress levels increase as sleep decreases, what kind of relationship is this?
Negative correlation. Inverse Relationship
A group interview exploring experiences with social media is an example of which method?
Qualitative – Focus Group
After using deception, researchers must explain the study in a process called what?
Debriefing.