Brain
The oldest part of the brain, responsible for basic life-sustaining functions such as breathing and heart rate
Brain Stem
Statistical measure that provides information about how much individual scores vary or spread out around the mean of a dataset.
Standard Deviation
Neither the participants nor the experimenters running the trial know who is in the experimental or control group.
Double-Blind
Research method in psychology that involves an in-depth examination of a single individual, group, or phenomenon
Case Study
Studies the physiological bases of behavior in humans and animals.
Biological
A thick band of nerve fibers that connects the left and right hemispheres of the brain, facilitating communication between them
Corpus Callosum
Using data from a sample to make inferences or predictions about a larger population
Inferential statistics
Uncontrolled variables that distort the true cause-and-effect relationship between the Independent Variable and Dependent Variable
Confounding Variable
Refers to the tendency of individuals to respond in a manner that is viewed favorably by others or conforms to social norms, rather than providing honest or accurate answers.
Social Desirability Bias
Emphasizes personal growth, free will, and the concept of self-actualization.
Humanistic
Often referred to as the "master gland" because it secretes hormones that regulate other endocrine glands
Pituitary Gland
The bulk of the data clusters on the right side, with the tail extending towards the left, suggesting the presence of outliers or exceptionally low values.
Negative Skew
The variable that the experimenter intentionally manipulates or controls
Independent Variable
People tend to look for, interpret, or remember information in a way that confirms what they already believe.
Confirmation Bias
Considers how behavior and mental processes serve as adaptations for survival and reproduction.
Evolutionary
Division of the Peripheral Nervous System responsible for controlling voluntary muscle movements.
Somatic Nervous System
Measures central tendency in statistics and represents the average value of a set of data.
Mean
Occurs when participants experience changes simply due to their belief that they are receiving treatment
Placebo Effect
A process where research articles and studies are evaluated by experts in the field before they are published in academic journals
Peer Review
Explores how unconscious drives, conflicts, and childhood experiences shape behavior.
Psychodynamic
Covers the axon of some neurons and helps speed up neural impulses.
Myelin Sheath
A measure of central tendency in statistics that represents the middle value of a data set when the values are arranged in ascending or descending order.
Median
A sample where subgroups are proportionally represented based on demographic characteristics of the population
Representative Sample
In psychology, is a systematic approach used to study human behavior and mental processes
Scientific Method
Combines biological, psychological, and social factors to provide a comprehensive understanding of human behavior
Biopsychosocial