Psychology Quiz Review

Vocabulary flashcards created from psychology lecture quiz notes covering research methodology, psychological perspectives, key historical figures, and ethical guidelines.

Correlation

The relationship and strength of relationship between two or more variables.

Humanistic perspective

A psychological perspective developed by psychologists in breaking away from the psychoanalytic and behavioral perspectives.

Animal research ethic

The principle that it is deemed appropriate to use animals in experiments when it would be unethical to conduct the experiment with humans.

Experimental group

The group in an experiment that receives the manipulation of the independent variable.

Proportion of new doctorates in psychology earned by women

About four of ten.

Margaret Floy Washburn

The first woman in the United States to earn a PhD in psychology.

E.B. Titchener

An early psychologist MOST closely aligned with the school of structuralism.

Consumer psychologist

A psychologist whose research question focuses on topics such as what kind of music will put people in the mood to purchase more products.

Placebo effect

An effect that would be most likely to account for changes in pain intensity.

Participant privacy ethical guideline

An ethical guideline intended to protect a research participant's privacy, such as maintaining confidentiality.