Vocab
Historic Theories
Perspectives
Research Methods
Ethics
100

This part of your personality is your "inner child" which controls basic desires.

The Id

100

Which theory aimed to understand the adult mind by breaking it down into its most basic parts and then figuring out how these parts combine to create more complex thoughts and experiences?

Structuralism

100

Focuses on adaptations of the mind that have evolved to solve specific problems of survival or reproduction

Evolutionary

100
If a psychologist went to a busy market to watch people's behavior and take notes, they would be conducting a:

Naturalistic Observation

100

If a psychologist used the real names of participants in a report on an experiment's findings, they would be violating:

Confidentiality

200

This part of your personality tells you what is right and wrong based on your internalized values and societal norms.

The Superego

200

Which theory is interested in the "why" of mental experiences—why certain mental processes exist and how they help us in the real world?

Functionalism

200

Focuses on memory, intelligence, perception, problem solving, language, and learning (internal processes of the mind) influencing behavior

Cognitive

200

If I asked all my students what their favorite animal is, I would be conducting a:

Cross-Sectional Survey

200

Which ethical standard protects participants by allowing them to leave an experiment whenever they want?

Withdrawal

300
Name the phenomenon: When more people are around, they are less likely to help someone in need.

The bystander effect

300

Which theory seeks to create a map of your conscious processes?

Structuralism

300

When looking at why a person chooses to behave a particular way, I will examine what happened in childhood and what kinds of issues the patient is fixated on.

Psychodynamic

300

The longest running psychological study consisted of interviewing the same men over the course of their lifetimes. This would be an example of a:

Longitudinal Study/Survey

300

If a participant agrees to participate in an experiment, but does not know how the experiment will be conducted, the researcher has violated:

Informed Consent

400

When you examine and report your own conscious thoughts, feelings, and sensations, it is called:

Introspection

400

If a psychologist uses talk therapy and inkblots with a patient, they are most likely a follower of which theory?

Psychoanalysis

400

When looking at why a person chooses to behave a particular way, I will examine the brain chemistry and hormonal issues of the person.

Biological

400

Which psychologist led the Bobo the Clown experiment?

Albert Bandura

400

Name the psychologist who led the Stanford Prison Experiment.

Philip Zimbardo

500

A beneficial effect produced by a fake drug or treatment, which cannot be attributed to the properties of the fake drug itself, and must therefore be due to the patient's belief in that treatment.

Placebo Effect

500

In the slideshow, which theory was punching structuralism in the face?

Functionalism

500

How would a behavioral psychologist explain the behavior of constant social media scrolling?

They would probably say that the person is getting a reward, via a dopamine hit, on social media so they want to keep doing it.

500

When an experimenter’s expectations about a behavior influence the results of the experiment, it is called a ________.

Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

500

Name 3 things that are done during a debrief.

Informing participants about the purpose, providing an opportunity to ask questions, and addressing any harm from participation.