Peer Review of a piece of new psychological research should be conducted by

a statement that attempts to explain why something is the way it is and happens the way it does

Cognitive activities are mental processes, such as dreams, perceptions, thoughts, and memories

Psychology is closely related to what other field of study?

Sigmund Freud is associated with what approach to therapy and treating patients?

Psychologists / Researchers must use the scientific method when they are conducting research.

The national collection of researchers and professionals who educate others about psychology and review research is known as the _________.

An early approach to scientific psychology called ________ emphasized the function or purpose of behavior and consciousness.

Who is credited with coming up with structuralism?

Who is credited with creating functionalism?

Who is credited with bringing psychology to the U.S. and creating the American Psychological Association?

Which early psychological perspective believes that the mind can be broken up into separate parts?

What is the name of the technique where people would examine their own thoughts/behaviors?

Which of the following has to do with your actions being because of you genetics?

Which of the following has to do with your actions being because of your environment?

Behaviorist. Operant Conditioning. Behavior is determined by the consequence that follows it

Which animal Pavlov used for his experiments?

Which stimulus does Pavlov used for the experiment?

What method Pavlov created?

In social learning theory, people model behaviours they see. What behaviour was modelled in the Bobo study by Bandura?

assumes that humans learn behavior through observational learning—in other words, people can learn by watching models and imitating their behavior.

People evolve through 8 socioemotional stages

Studied theory of attachment in infant monkeys (contact comfort matters most!)

Studied operant conditioning techniques

Theory of 3 stages of moral development

Founded first psychology lab in the United States

19th century advocate for the mentally ill - attempted to improve conditions in asylums

Sigmund Freud's Psychoanalytic Theory says that we all have 3 levels of consciousness: the conscious, subconscious, and ___________.

Abraham Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs begins with the PHYSIOLOGICAL NEED for ________.

According to B.F. Skinner's Operant Conditioning, we can INCREASE behavior in others through __________.

Which Psychologist noticed his dogs salivated (drooled) when he rang a bell, even if food was not present?

Jean Piaget's theory of human development explains that humans develop in ______ stages.

Most psychologists would agree that development is:

Charlie’s nose looks just like his grandfather’s nose. This is an example of

A culture's ___________ are its understood rules for accepted and expected behavior.

Peer Review of a piece of new psychological research should be conducted by

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

Identify the type of relationship between weight and price.

What kind of relationship?

What kind of relationship?

What kind of relationship?

In an experiment studying the impact of meditation on stress, the control group should

The main purpose of ethical guidelines for research in Psychology is to

Which kind of study can establish a cause-effect relationship between variables, assuming that the research is appropriate and well conceived?

The variable manipulated by the researcher is the

The most frequently occurring score in a distribution is known as the

This is an example of a

The ethical guideline for research in which participants must agree to be a part of the study is known as

In an experiment, the variable that changes in response to independent variable is known as

The middle score in a distribution, half scores are above it and half are below it, is known as what?

In an experiment, the group with independent variable is known as what?

The names of the participants in a research experiment must be kept secret is an ethical guideline known as

Average of a distribution, obtained by adding scores and dividing by number of scores is known as the

A carefully worded statement of the exact procedures used in a research experiment is known as

A disadvantage of this descriptive method is that only 50% of the people asked to participate, actually do.

The measure of how much scores vary around the mean is known as the

The group in an experiment that does not have the independent variable is known as what?

Which of the following methods best limits the influence of unknown variables in an experiment?

All of the following are American Psychological Association (APA) ethical guidelines for researchers EXCEPT:

Participants are told the green liquid is a new energy drink that offers a nearly instant energy boost. They are asked to lift 25 lbs as many times as possible. Then, after rest, they drink the drink and try again. Most do much better after drinking, even though it's really just water.

Which category of research focuses on turning data into numbers for analysis?