Introduction to Psychology: Key Terms and Concepts

Which type of research is conducted for its own sake and has no immediate application?

• basic research

• applied research

• field research

• case study

What term describes any action that people can observe or measure?

• behavior

• introspection

• bias

• correlation

Which school of psychology, founded by John Watson, defines psychology as the scientific study of observable behavior?

• behaviorism

• psychoanalysis

• gestalt psychology

• cognitive psychology

What is a predisposition to a certain point of view called?

• bias

• theory

• principle

• variable

What is an in-depth study of a single person or group to reveal some universal principle?

• case study

• survey

• experiment

• sample

What term describes the relationship between two variables?

• correlation

• introspection

• theory

• principle

In an experiment, what is the factor that is being measured and may change in response to manipulations of the independent variable?

• dependent variable

• independent variable

• placebo

• sample

What is a controlled scientific procedure to determine whether certain variables manipulated by the researcher have an effect on other variables?

• experiment

• survey

• case study

• theory

Which school of psychology emphasizes the tendency to organize perceptions of individual parts into meaningful wholes?

• gestalt psychology

• behaviorism

• psychoanalysis

• cognitive psychology

What is the factor that is manipulated by the researcher to determine its effect on another variable?

• independent variable

• dependent variable

• placebo

• sample