Unit 1 & 2: History & Approaches/Research Methods

The mean, median, and mode are all the same in a

Perspective most likely concerned with identifying the powers & the limits of human reasoning?

The "I knew it all along effect"

To graphically represent the correlation between two variables, researchers often construct a

Which perspective most clearly focuses on how we learn observable responses?

Due to a previous accident, Felicia thinks all Friday the 13ths will bring bad luck illustrates

Determining the strength of people’s self-esteem related to their income, researchers would use

Parents & children have similar intelligence levels because they share common genes is a

Humanistic psychologist focuses attention on the importance of

The survival of organisms best suited to a particular environment is known as

Contemporary psychology is best defined as the scientific study of

The specialist most likely to have a medical degree is a(n)

Variables that cannot be easily controlled

American philosopher who authored a textbook in 1890 for the emerging discipline of psychology?

The hindsight bias refers to people's tendency to

The first psychological laboratory was established by

Which of the following is a measure of the degree of variation among a set of events?

Research method where a investigator manipulates factors to produce a particular behavior is a

The arithmetic average of a distribution of scores is the

"The whole is different from the sum of its parts"

During MHS Bball game, the starting five scored 11, 7, 21, 14, & 7 points. What is the range

The neuroscience perspective would be most likely to emphasize that behavior is influenced by

I wanted to figure out the STRUCTURES that made up the mind/consciousness

Psychology began as a science in the discipline of

To investigate a rare psychological disorder, which method would be most likely used?

A correlation coefficient is a measure of the

Psychologist who carefully watch the behavior of chimpanzee societies in the jungle are using

The self-reflective observation of one’s sensations and feelings is called

I was the founder of Functionalism

Which correlation coefficients expresses the weakest degree of relationship b/w 2 variables

The experimenter and the subject do not know which group is which in a study

The variable being manipulated in a study

A nonalcoholic beverage in a study that smells and tastes like alcohol is called

To get a baseline that can evaluate the effects of a specific treatment, experimenters use a(n)

A testable prediction that gives direction to research is

The cognitive perspective in psychology focuses on how

The complete set of cases from which samples may be drawn is called a(n)

Replication involves

To be able to apply research findings to the population researchers try for a

Which professional specialty focuses on diagnosing & treating people's psychological disorders?

The early school of psychology known as functionalism was developed by

Functionalism was a school of psychology that focused attention on the

This psychological perspective proposes that humans strive to be their best self.

The distinctive feature of the psychodynamic perspective is its emphasis on

Which perspective is directly concerned with how physical properties of brain effect behaviors?