Vocab
Using psychological principles/finding to solve immediate problems.
We know that Basis Science is research but Applied Science is using_______?
William James
He taught the first class in psychology at Harvard University and was called the father of psychology in the United States
Clinical Psychologist
A psychologist the diagnoses and treats people
Sample
A relatively small group out of the total population in a study
Descriptive Statistics
The listing and summarizing of data in an efficient way
a method of self-observation which participants report their thoughts and feelings.
Introspection
Sigmund Freud
Stated that unconscious motivation and conflicts are responsible for most human behavior.
What type of psychologist might work at a Social Welfare Agency?
Community Psychologist
Case Study
A method that involves an intense investigation of one or more participants
Standard Deviation
A measure of variability that describes an average distance between every score from the mean
Psychiatry
A branch of medicine that deals with mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders.
Testing the concept of conditioned reflex
The experiment that Ivan Pavlov was most know for
Organizational Psychologist
Studies the behavior of people in institutions such as business firms.
The measure of a relationship between two variables or sets of data.
Correlation
Inferential Statistics
Numerical methods used to determine whether data supports a hypothesis or whether results were due to chance.
Variable
Any factor that is capable of change
Humanistic Approach
Emphasizes how each person is unique and has a self concept and potential to develop fully.
Develops a method to boost production, improve working conditions, places applicants in jobs best suited for them, train, and reduce accidents.
Industrial Psychologist
Control Group
The group that is treated in the same way as the experimental group except the experimental treatment is not applied
Statistically Significant
If the probability that their results were due to chance is less than 5 percent, then the results are
Describes the direction and strength of the relationship between two sets of variables
Correlation Coefficient
Focus on how we process, store, and use information and how this information influences out think, language, problem solving, and creativity.
Cognitivists
Developmental Psychologists
Study physical, emotional, cognitive, and social changes that occur throughout life.
Ethics
Method of conduct for proper and responsible behavior
Normal Curve
A graph of frequency distribution shaped like a symmetrical, bell-shaped curve, a graph of normal distribution.