Mainly used case studies to develop his theories on psychosexuality.
Who is Sigmund Freud?
Proposes that all of the activities of the mind help us to survive as a species.
What is a functionalist?
A _____ provides talk therapy for people to work through personal problems and difficulties.
This method is openly subjective and can be used to study unique or rare phenomena.
What is a case study?
Three ways in which central tendency can be measured.
What is mean, median, mode?
A humanist who proposed a hierarchy of needs to explain human motivation.
Who is Abraham Maslow?
Studies only observable behaviors that change based on the subject’s environment.
What is a behaviorist?
A _____ develops programs to address social, cultural, and economic needs within society.
This method is the most common and practical way of gathering research data.
What is a survey?
The normal curve is _____-shaped and symmetrical.
What is bell?
Who is Wilhelm Wundt?
Proposes that our unconscious desires conflict with our societal roles.
What is a psychoanalyst?
A _____ studies changes that occur throughout the lifespan.
What is a developmental psychologist?
This method is a reliable way to assess differences between groups, and to determine important variables for future study.
What is a cross-sectional study?
The more spread out the scores in a dataset are, the greater the _____ will be.
What is standard deviation?
A cognitivist who proposed a theory of genetic epistemology.
Who is Jean Piaget?
Studies how our brains process, store, and use information.
What is a cognitivist?
A _____ studies the brain, including its physical properties and cognitive functions.
What is a neuropsychologist?
The _____ effect is often observed within the control group of trial drug experiments.
What is placebo?
Less than 5% is the standard of acceptable probability for _____.
What is statistical significance?
Studied heredity and first raised the issue of “nature vs. nurture".
Who is Sir Francis Galton?
Studies the structure of basic elements of human experience and thought processes.
What is a structuralist?
A _____ studies individual differences, and how they affect the way people interact with each other.
What is a social psychologist?
A _____ variable must be kept consistent for both the control and experimental groups.
What is a constant?
A _____ is a table that arranges data based on how often certain scores or observations were recorded.