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psychology
study of the mind
empiricism
knowledge of the world is based off of experiences
structuralism
looks at the brain as a whole
functionalism
looks as the individual functions of the brain
humanistic psychology
environment influences growth potential and need for acceptance
nature-nurture issue
biggest psychology debate; genetics vs. environment
natural selection
genetics influence ability to survive
levels of analysis
biological influences, psychological influences, and social-cultural influences
biopsychosocial approach
how biological, psychological, and social factors impact personality
basic research
theories & hypotheses
applied research
psych field for solving problems, curing illnesses, and innovating technology
counseling psychology
helping ppl with psychological & personal issues
clinical psychology
studying, assessing, and treating ppl with psychological issues
psychiatry
MDs who use drugs to treat psychological issues
hindsight bias
“i-knew-it-all-along” phenomenom
critical thinking
not blindly accepting arguments & conclusions
theory
an explanation that uses principles to predict behaviors or events
hypothesis
a testable prediction, typically based off of a theory, in order to challenge that theory
operational definition
a description of something in terms of the procedures that can be used to measure it
replication
the repetition of an experiment to verify its results
case study
studying a likely non-disordered individual
survey
questioning a representative, random sample of people
false consensus effect
the tendency to overestimate the extent to which others share our behaviors and beliefs
population
a group of people that a sample is drawn from
random sample
when each member of a population has an equal chance of being in the sample
naturalistic observation
observing and recording the behavior of animals
correlation
when one trait or behavior accompanies another
scatter plot
a graph made up of points generated by two variables and designed to show the direction and strength of their relationship
illusory correlation
the belief of a relationship where there is no relationship
experiment
isolate causes and their effects to research
double-blind procedure
when neither the experimenter nor the patient know who’s in the control group and who’s not
placebo
a substance used in a control group; such as a sugar pill
experimental condition
a type of independent variable manipulated to assess the change on/in the dependent variable
control condition
a condition that is not exposed to or influenced by the treatment being studied
random assignment
randomly choosing who is in the control or experimental group of the experiment
independent variable
the factor being manipulated by the experimenter
dependent variable
the factor that may change as a result of the experiment
mode
the score that occurs the most
mean
the average score
median
the middle score
range
the difference between the highest and lowest scores
standard deviation
a computed measure of how much scores vary around the mean
statistical significance
the degree to which a research outcome cannot be attributed to random chance
culture
characteristic attitudes and behaviors of a group in society
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