Careers
Psychologists who work with patients to diagnose & treat mental illness
What is Clinical Psychology?
Opened the first psychology lab in 1879
Group membership & social environment determines behavior
Participants studied in their natural environment
What is observational study?
A testable prediction
What is hypothesis?
Participants identity is protected when a study is published
What is confidentiality?
Psychologists who conduct studies in labs or at universities
Experimental Psychologists
Founder of psychoanalysis & believed the unconscious influenced behavior
Who is Sigmund Freud?
Behavior is driven by survival & reproduction
What is Evolutionary Psychology?
What is a survey?
Variable that is controlled or changed by the researcher
What is independent variable?
"I knew it all along" bias
What is hindsight bias?
Psychologists who work with businesses to improve employee communication
Industrial Organization (IO)
This scientist's work with dogs was the foundation of behavioral psychology
Who is Ivan Pavlov?
Emphasizes role of genetics & hormones on behavior
What is biological?
Long term & in-depth study of a person or small group
What is a case study?
The group that gets the placebo
What is control group?
People agree to participate in the study and understand any risks
What is informed consent?
Psychologists who make technology more user friendly
Founded behavioral psychology and using a loud noise to create a phobia in an infant
Who is John Watson
Focused on the importance of personal growth and potential
What is humanism?
Controlled procedure designed to support or disprove a hypothesis
What is an experiment?
Outside circumstance that can affect the outcome of a study
What is confounding variable?
Full explanation of the study's results & purpose when research is concluded
What is debriefing?
Medical doctors who specialize in mental illness & can prescribe medications
What is a psychiatrist?
Founder of humanist psychology
Who is Carl Rogers?
Disregards thoughts or feelings - psychology should focus on observable actions
What is behavioral psychology?
Every member of the target population has an equal chance of being selected for the study
What is a random sample?
Participants & researchers are both unaware of who is in the control or experimental group
What is double blind?
Answering is a way that fits social norms
What is social desirability bias?
Emphasized the importance of cognitive processes & the social aspects of learning
Who is Bandura?
Studies mental processes like problem solving and how self-defeating thoughts affect wellbeing
What is cognitive?
The sample reflects the demographics of the target population
What is stratified sample? (or representative)
The measurable outcome of the study
What is the dependent variable?
Look for and interpret info in a way that supports previously held beliefs
What is confirmation bias?