Intro to Psych
Managing emotions and behaviors to achieve one's goal
What is self-management?
This sampling technique involves selecting those subjects that are around and available at the same time.
What is convenience/opportunity sampling?
Analytic, practical, and creative intelligence are all components of what theory of intelligence?
What is a successful intelligence?
What you see, hear, smell, feel on your skin, sense
What is perception?
This is the behavior the researcher observes and measures, to determine the impact of the IV.
What is dependent variable?
The ability to perceive emotions, express emotions, regulate them, and understand emotions is what kind of intelligence?
What is an emotional intelligence?
This group of professionals specializes in the treatment of psychological problems but may not prescribe medicine for their patients.
What are psychologists?
When a test measures what it is supposed to measure.
What is validity?
Saniya is great at negotiating contracts for her local union. She has great common sense and “street smarts.”
What is practical intelligence?
scientific study of the invisible mind
What is psychology?
Dr. Lassiter has devised a test to predict success as an airplane pilot. She gives the test to a group of applicants to the pilot school on Monday and again on Wednesday. If the applicants score about the same on Wednesday as they did on Monday, we can expect that the test is
What is reliable?
Test that predicts future performance
What is an aptitude test?
Factors that Influence the Mind (HINT:Psychology Map)
What is biology, social groups, culture, and thoughts?
Any factor that varies in relation to the independent and dependent variable, and in so doing may obscure any effects of the independent variable
What is a confounding variable?
Be fair, do no harm, informed consent to participate, and debriefing are examples of what in research?
What is research ethics?
AJ’s mental age is 18 and his chronological age is 15. Calculate IQ
What is 85?