Experiments
The variable manipulated by the researcher.
What is the Independent Variable (IV)?
This field of psychology focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorder.
What is clinical psychology?
He is often considered the founder of structuralism in psychology. He created the first Psychological University at Leipzig.
Who is Wilhelm Wundt?
The term for gaining participants' voluntary agreement to take part in research.
What is informed consent?
The central nervous system (CNS) consists of these two main components.
What are the brain and spinal cord?
The group that is exposed to the treatment or manipulated variable.
What is the Experimental Group?
He is best known for his work in psychoanalysis. He loved cocaine and professed it was the cure to most ailments.
Who is Sigmund Freud?
The early field of psychology that built on structuralism and aimed to explain the purpose of different parts of the brain.
What is functionalism?
The term for the body's internal biological clock that regulates the sleep-wake cycle.
What are Circadian Rhythms?
He is known for his contributions to the understanding of neuron structure and function.
Who is Santiago Ramón y Cajal?
He is famously known for his work on classical conditioning with dogs.
Who is Ivan Pavlov?
The primary goal of these professionals is to utilize therapy over the prescribing of medicine.
Who are psychologists?
This American philosopher and psychologist is known for his work on the principles of psychology, as well as for his contributions to the philosophy of pragmatism.
Who is William James?
This type of memory is responsible for temporarily holding and processing information.
What is Short-Term Memory?
This division of the autonomic nervous system is responsible for rest and digest functions, slowing the heart rate and aiding in digestion
What is the Parasympathetic Nervous System?
The term used to describe the process of ensuring that an experiment accurately represents the real world.
What is Internal Validity?
This subfield of psychology focuses on understanding how individuals' thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by their social interactions and the presence of others.
What is Social Psychology?
This American psychologist is known for his research on behaviorism and conducted the famous "Little Albert" experiment, which demonstrated classical conditioning in humans.
Who is John B. Watson?
The concept that suggests information presented first and last in a list is better remembered.
What is the Serial Position Effect?
This neurotransmitter plays a key role in transmitting signals between nerve cells in the nervous system and is often associated with mood regulation.
What is Serotonin?
The Stanford Prison Experiment raised significant ethical concerns primarily related to this.
What is the use of deception and mental harm to participants?
This field of psychology focuses on understanding how people develop and change over their lifespan, from infancy to old age.
What is Developmental Psychology?
This American psychologist is famous for his hierarchy of needs theory, which outlines the stages of human motivation and self-actualization.
Who is Abraham Maslow?
This seahorse-shaped structure located in the brain plays a crucial role in the formation and consolidation of long-term memories.
This Memory experimenter is probably the most renowned in their field, teaches History, Psychology, and Sociology.
Who is Mr. Vacon?