Science that scientifically studies behavior and mental processes
What is psychology
100
Did the famous "shock experiement" to test obedience
Who is Stanley Milgram
100
School of psychology associated with Freud that emphasizes the importance of unconscious motives and internal childhood conflicts in determining behavior
What is psychoanalysis
100
A persuasive technique where people agreeing to a small request will lead to complying with a larger request later
What is Foot in the door
200
The reasearcher measures this variable
What is dependent
200
Adjusting your behavior or thinking towards some group standard in an attempt to avoid rejection
What is conformity
200
Established the first psychology labratory
Who is Wilhelm Wundt
200
Perspective that emphasized the growth potential of people and responsibility
What is humanistic
200
A method in which a researcher brings animals or humans into a controlled setting, such as a lab or a room, to study effects of variables on their behavior
What is an experiment
300
The researcher studies the impact of variable on this group - ex. if an experimenter were conducting research on the effects of music on test scores, the classroom that receives the different types of music would be this type of group
What is experimental
300
the perspective that focuses on how processing, storing and retrieving information influences our behavior
What is cognitive
300
Medical doctor who has clinical training and can treat neurological illnesses and can treat them with prescription drugs
What is a psychiatrist
300
The prespective of psychology interested in the influence of the nervous system, hormones, and genes
What is biological
300
Yields information from a large group of people about their opinions or behavior
What is a survey
400
The procedure used when neither participants nor researchers directly working with the participants know which group is recieving which treatment
What is double blind
400
Tendency for people in a group to exert less effort when pooling their efforts toward attaining a common goal than when individually accountable
What is social loafing
400
Trained to diagnose and treat using psychotherapy
What is a clinical psychologist
400
Method of exploring consious mental process by asking subjects to look inward and report their sensations and perceptions
What is introspection
400
Method that studies a topic in great detail
What is a case study
500
A specific prediction or statement of likelyhood that a certain event will occur or that a given relationship will be found between two variables
What is a hypothesis
500
Theory that says in the presence of others individuals feel less personal responsibilty and are less likely to take action in a situation where help is required
What is diffusion of responsiblity
500
Performed many studies over conformity involving line lengths
Who is Solomn Asch
500
Perspective that psychology should be an objective science that studies behavior without refrenced mental process. Associated with John Watson
What is behaviorism
500
A method of observation in which the researcher studies people or animals in their natural setting