Psychology Unit 1

Double Blind Procedure

________- when the participant and the researcher dont know which group the participant is a part of.

Placebo

________- when a participant is given a fake drug to test the mind.

Cohort

________- a group of people within a study.

Experiments

________- studying how variables affect the question.

Social Worker

Counseling ________- help with relationships between people.

Clinical Psychologists

________- assess and treat mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders.

Forensic Psychology

________- legal.

Environmental Psychology

________- the relationship between humans and the world.

Positive Psychology

________- study of human flourishing.

Naturalistic Observation

________- observing in a natural environment (unknown)

Experimental Psychology

________- experiments.

Counseling Social Worker

help with relationships between people

Clinical Psychologists

assess and treat mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders

Psychiatrists

went to medical school and are able to prescribe medication

Forensic Psychology

legal

Environmental Psychology

the relationship between humans and the world

Cognitive Psychology

processing and perception

Clinical Psychology

the study of individuals and their behavior

Counseling Psychology

study the relationships between people

Positive Psychology

study of human flourishing

Developmental Psychology

study of the human and its developmental stages

Industrial/Organizational Psychology

people in organized settings

Social Psychology

study of interactions

Sports Psychology

study of sports/mental strength

Experimental Psychology

experiments

Neuropsychology

cognition/brain

Applied Research

applied actually applies to something in your life and you can go furthur with it

WEIRD

Western, Educated, Industrial, Rich, Democratic

Case Study

An in-depth study of an individual or small group

Naturalistic Observation

observing in a natural environment (unknown)

Surveys

large self diagnostics

Cross-Sectional Study

studies a large group of people/multiple demographics

Cohort

a group of people within a study

Longitudinal Study

studies a group of people for a long period of time

Scientific Method

a procedure

Correlational Research (positive vs. negative)

positive both increase or both decrease

Experiments 

studying how variables affect the question

Control group

the group that does not receive the independent variable

Experimental group

the group that does receive the independent variable

Independent variable

I change

Dependent variable

depends on

Random selection

people are randomly picked to be a part of an experiment

Random assignment

participants are randomly assigned control/experimental group

Placebo

when a participant is given a fake drug to test the mind

Double Blind Procedure

when the participant and the researcher dont know which group the participant is a part of