semester review

Having the patient be self-reflective (looking inward), and training them to report elements of their experience.  

• structuralism
• introspection
• functionalism
• psychometrics

This theory of psychology believes that we can reinvent ourselves and all have the potential to start over again.  

• psychoanalytic
• humanist 
• cognitive
• behaviorist

Method of intense study of just one individual:

• Naturalistic Observation

• Experimental Study

• Case Study

• Survey

In an experiment, the _________________ variable is tested by the researcher to observe its effect(s) on the _________________ variable.

• A.independent; dependent

• B.first; second

• C.dependent; independent

• D.research; results

A type of observation conducted in the participants' normal environment without interference from the researchers.

• Controlled observation

• Naturalistic observation

This is a method of research where an investigator manipulates one or more factors (independent variables) to observe the effect on some behavior or mental process (the dependent variable).

• Experiments
• Case Study
• Survey
• Observational
• Correlational

In experimental studies which group receives nothing? In other words, they do not get the variable that is under study.

• Experimental group

• Control group

This refers to the method of gaining enough participants that represent various backgrounds of people, allowing researchers to generalize results to the larger population:

• Full sampling

• Double-blind placebo experiment

• Random sampling

• Naturalistic study

The lobe of the brain that interprets what we see is the____________________lobe.

• temporal

• parietal

• frontal

• occipital

If a person has an accident and sustains head injuries and as a result has trouble playing the piano and doing their gymnastic routines, the part of the brain that was probably injured would be the______________.

• medulla

• cerebellum

• hypothalamus

• hippocampus