Vocab
falsifiable prediction made by a theory
what is a hypothesis?
a type of study in which researchers measure one variable at a time. some examples include surveys, case studies, and naturalistic observation
what is descriptive research?
the __________ subfield focuses on the causes and treatments of different psychological disorders
what is the clinical approach/subfield?
the __________ variable is what is manipulated in an experimental study
what is independent?
_________ breaks down consciousness into basic building blocks
what is structuralism?
set of clearly laid out rules and techniques used for observation
what is the empirical method?
an examination of an association between 2 or more variables. you CANNOT infer causality from this type of research.
what is correlational research?
the ___________ subfield focuses on the adaptive function of behavior over a long period of time
what is the evolutionary approach/subfield?
the _________ variable is considered to be the control group of an experimental study.
what is dependent?
______________ studies the benefit of different adaptions of consciousness
what is functionalism?
something of interest that varies from person to person or situation to situation
what is a variable?
the manipulation of a variable in order to see its effect. you CAN infer causality from this type of research.
what is experimental research?
the ___________ subfield focuses on how experience can influence your biology
what is the biological-neuroscience approach/subfield?
another name for a 3rd variable is...
WIERD stands for...
what is western, industrialized, educated, rich, and democratic?
an awareness and understanding of your own thought processes
what is metacognition?
correlational research utilizes a scale of ______ to ______ to measure how strong or weak a correlation is.
what is -1 to +1?
the cognitive and emotional subfields can both be influenced by _________ and ___________ processes
what is conscious and unconscious?
a ________ procedure is when both the researcher and the participant do not know if the participant is in the experimental or control group
what is a double-blind study?
nature and _________ both interact to predict behavior from the point of conception
what is nurture?
converting a concept into a measurable variable in order for a study to be replicated
what is an operational definition?
a _________ __________ is used to measure how strong or how weak a correlation is.
what is a correlation coefficient?
what is the social subfield/approach?
a hypothetical explanation of a natural phenomena
what is a theory?
the application of psychology in order to keep people happy and manage stress is otherwise known as...
what is positive psychology?