Psychologists
Greek philosopher; knowledge based on consideration of ideal forms outside the material world
What is plato?
the group that is not exposed to the treatment; contrasts with the experimental group and serves as a comparison for evaluating the effect of the treatment.
What is Control Group?
Emphasizes that the whole of anything is greater than its parts.
What is gestalt psychology?
the scientific study of all the mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating
what is cognitive psychology?
Austrian neurologist who originated psychoanalysis (1856-1939);
What is Sigmund Freud?
a computed measure of how much scores vary around the mean score
What is standard deviation?
the experimental factor that is manipulated
what is independent variable
the scientific study of observable behavior, and its explanation by principles of learning
what is behavioral psychology?
English politician and writer, advocated that new knowledge was acquired through an inductive reasoning process
what is Francis bacon?
the perception of a relationship where none exists
what is illusory correlation ?
what is dependent variable?
the study of behavior and thinking using the experimental method
What is experimental psychology?
Greek Philosopher who criticized plato's theories.
What is Aristotle?
a sample that fairly represents a population because each member has an equal chance of inclusion
what is a random sample?
experimental results caused by expectations alone
what is the placebo effect?
historically significant perspective that emphasized the growth potential of healthy people and the individual's potential for personal growth
what is humanistic psychology?
Who is the "father" of psychology?
What is Wilhelm Wundt
a statement of the procedures used to define research variables
what is operational definition?
an experimental procedure in which both the research participants and the research staff are ignorant about whether the research participants have received the treatment or a placebo.
what is a double blind procedure?
the science of behavior and mental processes
what is psychology?