Psychology Unit 1 Vocabulary

The study of human behavior and mental processes is called...

• Psychology

• Biology

• Terminology

• Behaviorism

Any action that people can observe or measure is called..

• Mental Processes

• Action

• Behavior

• Cognitive Activities

A statement that attempts to explain why things are they way that they are and why they happen the way they do...

• Hypothesis

• Theory

• Research Question

• Claim

In this type of study, people are asked to respond to a series of questions about a particular subject...

• Survey

• Sample

• Single Blind Study

• Experiment

The whole group you want to study or describe is called the....

• Sample

• Control Group

• Experimental Group

• Target Population

A small part of the target population is called a ...

• Control Group

• Experimental Group

• Sample

• Double Blind

A study where participants either know what the experiment is about or involves participants who willingly signed up for the study may result in...

• Volunteer Bias

• Bystander Effect

• Ethical Violations

• Sample Bias

A ______ is an in-depth investigation of an individual or small group

• Experiment

• Double Blind Study

• Single Blind Study

• Case Study

A method of testing a group of participants over an extended period of time

• A single blind study

• A double blind study

• The longitudinal method

• The cross-sectional method

A method of testing where experimenters study people of different age groups rather than follow a person or group over an extended period of time

• Cross-sectional method

• Longitudinal method

• Double Blind Study

• Naturalistic Observation