Research Methods
A series of steps that people must follow to prove or disprove their hypothesis.
Scientific Method
What is the brainstem?
Awareness of yourself and your environment
What is consciousness?
The process in which you recall memories from your brain. (part of 3 stages)
What is retrieval?
the irrational, emotional, impulsive part of the mind that pushes people to act on their impulses and seeks immediate gratification.
What is the Id?
A group that does not recieve the treament
control group
A man who was pierced with a metal rod through his brain that showed us what different parts of the brain are responsible for.
Who is Phineas Gage?
The stage of sleep where you remember most of your dreams.
What is REM cycle?
The process in which you take in information and keep it in your brain either short term or long term.
What is storage?
the variable that is manipulated/changed
Independent variable
The part of the brain that separates the left side and the right side.
What REM stands for.
What is rapid eye movement/motion?
The research experiment that demonstrated classical conditioning.
What is Ivan Pavlov's dog experiment?
The belief that behavior is personality.
Behaviorism
A study done over a long period of time, focusing on just one person or a small group
Longitudinal study
Part of the brain responsible for storing memories.
The famous psychologist who wrote "the interpretation of dreams".
Who is Sigmund Freud?
Type of learning that takes place by watching others.
What is observational learning?
A conscious or unconscious way people are able to cope with their internal issues. These can be used to ease anxiety.
What are defense mechanisms?
A sample that fairly represents a population because each member has an equal chance of inclusion
What is random sample?
Part of the brain used for decision making.
What is the frontal lobe?
Sleep disorder that causes a subject to repeatedly fall asleep during the day.
What is narcolepsy?
A type of learning in which the frequency
of a behavior depends on the consequence
that follows that behavior.
What is operant conditioning?
The role of internal forces in determining personality
What is psychoanalytics?