Psych Chp. 1,2, & 21

Mentally rehearsing the steps involved in a successful performance

change that comes from the patient’s perception of treatment rather than from actual treatment

believed how we process, store, & use information influences behavior –Cognitive Psychology

When a psychologist observes the subject in a natural setting without interfering

The American Psychological Association that works to advance the profession of psychology

Stream of consciousness with no censoring or editing of thoughts

A complex explanation based on findings from a large number of experimental studies

Psychologist who studies ethnicity, gender, culture, socioeconomic status & influences behavior

The study of aging

Having expectations about a behavior & then acting in some way to carry out that behavior

Psychologist who studies athletes & athletic performances

Psychologist -works in the legal, court,& correctional systems to develop profiles of criminals

Believed unconscious motivations & conflicts are responsible for human behavior– psychoanalysis

Believed individ. choices influence behavior not the environment or the unconscious–humanistic

Designed famous SHOCK experiment to test how much influence an authority figure has over people

participants are unaware of who received the treatment but the researcher DOES know

Behavioral psychologist who believed positive & negative reinforcement influences behavior

Research for the sake of knowledge

Designed a famous “Salivating Dog” experiment to test his theory on conditioning

Psychologist who works to study the effects of the environment on people

An intensive investigation in which the results cannot be generalized to anyone else

experiment where neither the researcher nor the participants know who received which treatment

Discovering ways to use scientific findings to benefit others

data is collected from different age people & compared so conclusions can be made

Describes how 2 sets of data relate to each other in either a positive or negative relationship

The one variable experimenters change so they can observe its effects

Frenchman-fought for rights of the mentally ill–deserved humane treatment NOT abuse & ridicule

An educated guess or prediction about behavior

Major USA reformist who fought to get the mentally ill out of being jailed with criminals

data is collected from participants over a number of years to assess how characteristics change

Branch of medicine about mental, emotional, or behavioral problems – can prescribe medicine

The scientific study of behavior & mental processes