Psych 2e Exam 1 Review

American Psychological Association (APA)

• professional organization representing psychologists in the United States
• long research paper about research that was conducted as a part of the candidate's doctoral training
• the scientific study of mind and behavior
• focus on the role of the unconscious in affecting conscious behavior

Behaviorism

• Greek word for soul
• focus on observing and controlling behavior
• results are predicted based on a general premise
• study of how biology influences behavior

Biopsychology

• study of how biology influences behavior
• serves as a basis for comparison and controls for chance factors that might influence the results of the study—by holding such factors constant across groups so that the experimental manipulation is the only difference between groups
• when an experiment involved deception, participants are told complete and truthful information about the experiment at its conclusion
• long research paper about research that was conducted as a part of the candidate's doctoral training

clinical psychology

• area of psychology that focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders and other problematic patterns of behavior
• study of how biology influences behavior
• consistent pattern of thought and behavior
• The variable that the researcher measures to see how much effect the independent variable had

Cognitive Psychology

• focus on the role of the unconscious in affecting conscious behavior
• perspective that asserts that biology, psychology, and social factors interact to determine an individual's health
• study of cognitions, or thoughts, and their relationship to experiences and actions
• experiment in which both the researchers and the participants are blind to group assignments

developmental psychology

• focus on observing and controlling behavior
• tendency to ignore evidence that disproves ideas or beliefs
• serves as a basis for comparison and controls for chance factors that might influence the results of the study—by holding such factors constant across groups so that the experimental manipulation is the only difference between groups
• scientific study of development across a lifespan

psychology

• observational research study focusing on one or a few people
• long research paper about research that was conducted as a part of the candidate's doctoral training
• the scientific study of mind and behavior
• committee of administrators, scientists, and community members that reviews proposals for research involving human participants

empirical method

• method for acquiring knowledge based on observation, including experimentation, rather than a method based only on forms of logical argument or previous authorities
• area of psychology that focuses on the interactions between mental and emotional factors and physical performance in sports, exercise, and other activities
• focus on observing and controlling behavior
• area of psychology that applies the science and practice of psychology to issues within and related to the justice system

Forensic Psychology

• area of psychology that applies the science and practice of psychology to issues within and related to the justice system
• reduction in number of research participants as some drop out of the study over time.
• when an experiment involved deception, participants are told complete and truthful information about the experiment at its conclusion
• Greek word for soul

Functionalism

• purposely misleading experiment participants in order to maintain the integrity of the experiment
• experiment in which both the researchers and the participants are blind to group assignments
• The variable that the researcher measures to see how much effect the independent variable had
• focused on how mental activities helped an organism adapt to its environment