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Why Study Psychology?
Psychological Theories
Conducting Research
Methods of Observation
Experiments and Ethics
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A better understanding of behavior enables psychologist to explain, predict, and __________ behavior.
What is control?
100
This perspective emphasizes the role played by thoughts in determining behavior. (Study mental processes to understand human nature)
What is cognitive perspective?
100
The first step of scientific research
What is form a question?
100
An in-depth investigation of an individual or a small group.
What is a case study?
100
Members of this group receive treatment during an experiment.
What is the experimental group?
200
This type of science deals with the structure of human society and the nature of the individuals who make up society.
What is social?
200
This perspective stresses the influence of unconscious forces on human behavior.
What is psychoanalytical perspective?
200
The fourth step of scientific research.
What is analyzing the results?
200
In this method, researchers select a sample that includes people of different ages.
What is the cross-sectional method?
200
In this type of study, the participants do not know if they are receiving treatment or not. (But the researchers does)
What is a single-blind study?
300
This type of psychologist make recommendations regarding the placement of students in special classes and programs.
What is a school psychologist?
300
This perspective emphasizes the effects of experience (rewards/punishments) on behavior?
What is the learning perspective?
300
This must be done for the findings of a study to be confirmed
What is replicated?
300
This method of observation enables researchers to control certain aspects of the study.
What is the laboratory-obeservation method?
300
This name of the psychologist who was criticized for his prison experiment at Stanford University.
Who is Zimbardo?
400
This type of psychologist identify characteristics, or traits, and study the development of these traits.
What is a personality psychologist?
400
The sociocultural perspective addresses issues such a gender, ______, and _______.
What is ethnicity, culture, economic status?
400
When individuals are selected by chance from the target population
What is a random sample?
400
The stronger the _______ between two things, the more closely the two are related.
What is correlation?
400
The two most important ethical principles are informed consent and ___________.
What is confidentiality?
500
This type of research has no immediate application and is done for its own sake.
What is basic research?
500
This famous psychologist founded the psychoanalytical school of thought.
Who is Sigmund Freud?
500
An important factor researchers have to take into account regarding the participants of a study.
What is volunteer bias?
500
Correlation does not equal _________.
What is causation?
500
The name for ethical standards psychologist adhere to today
What is the APA guidelines?