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| 6520521780 | Psychology | Psyche: the mind Ology: the study of The study of behavior and mental processes | 0 | |
| 6520571621 | Plato and Socrates | They believed we are born with all of our knowledge, they also believed the mind and body was seperate | 1 | |
| 6520587663 | Aristotle | He believed we learn through experience | 2 | |
| 6520611421 | John Locke | Believed in tabula rasa(blank slate) and empiricism(knowledge comes from experience, its evidence based) | 3 | |
| 6520626216 | Tabula Rasa | Everyone is born with a ¨blank state¨ | 4 | |
| 6520638312 | Structuralism | Titchener and Wundt Focused on the inner self and what the ¨mind¨ is; used introspection to research This is outdated and no longer used | 5 | |
| 6520638414 | Functionalism | William James Focused on how the ¨mind¨ works We have memories/emotions/habits because they have functions Influenced by Darwin(behaviors are adaptive) | 6 | |
| 6520661871 | Introspection | Patients self-report their own feelings, thoughts, or sensory experiences This is a terrible research technique because people lie or don truly know themselves | 7 | |
| 6522125859 | Pragmatism | William James If god doesn't exist and you die and believe and go nowhere then you are fine but if god does exist and you don´t believe then you go to hell | 8 | |
| 6522593437 | Behaviorism | John Watson and B.F. Skinner In response to research focusing too much on the inner sensations/thoughts/feelings They concerned ONLY with behavior that is observable | 9 | |
| 6522612089 | Response to Behaviorism | Humanistic(Carl Rogers/Abraham Maslow)-focus on human potential and the needs for love/acceptance(all you need for life is to be listened to, cared about, and accepted) Cognitive-revived study of mental processes(how the world will influence us is a scientific manner) | 10 | |
| 6522614513 | False Memories | 1990´s Memories of sexual abuse can be repressed in childhood and uncovered later during therapy False | 11 | |
| 6522612090 | Rebirthing | Recreating moment of birth Candace Newmaker(2000): 10 yr old adopted child wrapped tightly in blankets and sat on to help her adjust to her new home, she died due to the treatment False | 12 | |
| 6522614514 | Projective Tests | Freud psychoanalysis Rorschach tests(ink blots) is an example of this False | 13 | |
| 6522619099 | Pseudoscience | Appears to be scientific, but really isn't Cannot be proven using scientific methods, ex: phrenology Skeptics say that it is harmful(deliberate or accidental) Can mislead people or tarnish reputations of real scientists | 14 | |
| 6527787991 | Monkey Drug Trials 1969 | Monkeys taught to take drugs and then left with a huge supply Consequences: monkeys were harmed, some took drugs until they died | 15 | |
| 6527788429 | Psychosurgery | Lobotomies(1930-1950): brain surgery on frontal lobe to ¨cure¨ various mental ailments It took away the person part of the person | 16 | |
| 6527790493 | Studies of Behavior- 1920 | John Watson Wanted to demonstrate that learning occurred after birth Little Albert: 9 month old baby conditioned to be terrified of white rats | 17 | |
| 6527823009 | Scientific Method | Theory: an explanation using an integrated set if principles that organizes and predicts observations Hypothesis: a testable prediction, often implied by a theory, must be testable | 18 | |
| 6527823010 | Naturalistic Observation | Type of research Observing and recording behavior in naturally occuring situations without trying to manipulate and control the situation No lab, go out and observe people | 19 | |
| 6527844186 | Operational Definitions | Describe exactly how measurements will be taken Has to be very clear | 20 | |
| 6527847419 | Replication | Recording studies verifies results, but cant be done if the original did not have clear operational definitions | 21 | |
| 6527823942 | Case Studies | Type of research Psychologists study one or more individuals in great depth in the hope of revealing things true of us all | 22 | |
| 6527824599 | Surveys | Type of research Technique for ascertaining the self-reported attitudes or behaviors of people Usually by questioning a representative random sample of people Wording is very important, ex: ¨not allowing¨ or ¨censoring¨ | 23 | |
| 6528552110 | Generalization | Researchers hope that their results can be generalized to the rest of the population | 24 | |
| 6528553713 | Population | The group of people we wish to generalize our results to | 25 | |
| 6528561150 | Representative Samples | A sample that fairly represents a population because each member has an equal chance of inclusion | 26 | |
| 6528590175 | Two Variable Graphs | One variable on the x-axis and one on the y-axis Usually scatter plots | 27 | |
| 6528590176 | Single Variable Graph | One variable on the x-axis, the y-axis then stands for frequency(# of subjects at that value) Usually bar graphs or histograms Height of graph= # of people | 28 | |
| 6528627008 | Slope | Tells us how one variables relates to the other Positive/Negative Slope | 29 | |
| 6528629984 | Positive Slope | As the x-axis(variable) increases so does the y-axis(variable), and vice versa |  | 30 |
| 6528632011 | Negative Slope | As one variable increases the other variable decreases, and vice versa |  | 31 |
| 6528632012 | No Relationship Scatter Plot | Scattered dots that are not centered around the line of best fit reflect a weak relationship between the variables | 32 | |
| 6528640952 | Correlation Coefficient | Expressed as r, it can range from -1 to 1 -r means a negative correlation r=1.0 means a perfect correlation r=-1.0 means a perfect correlation .6 correlation is considered very strong because a perfect relationship rarely happens | 33 | |
| 6528620324 | Correlation Does Not Equal Causation | Some experiments have a third variable that is ignored Variables can have a cause and effect relationship but a correlation does not prove it | 34 | |
| 6530356481 | Illusory Correlation | Sometimes we think we see a relationship when there is not one | 35 | |
| 6530103402 | Independent Variable | The variable that is manipulated | 36 | |
| 6530421078 | Dependent Variable | The variable that we measure | 37 | |
| 6530423175 | Control Group | The group with no interaction or treatment | 38 | |
| 6530423176 | Experimental Group | The group that received intervention or treatment | 39 | |
| 6530462578 | Random Assignment | Each person in the study has an equal chance of being in either group | 40 | |
| 6530462579 | Placebo | When a drug is being tested, everyone receives something but some people receive a sugar pill because sometimes the expectation of the drug actually produces symptoms | 41 | |
| 6530465558 | Double Blind | Both the patient and the scientist are unaware who receives the placebo | 42 | |
| 6530468509 | Institutional Review Board(IRB) | Reviews each study before it is conducted | 43 | |
| 6530519221 | Mean | Type of average Add together all the numbers and divide by the number of numbers | 44 | |
| 6530521558 | Median | Type of average The middle number from the data when placed in numerical order | 45 | |
| 6530521559 | Mode | Type of average The most frequently occurring number | 46 | |
| 6530536536 | Normal Curve | Data is evenly spread out Symmetric, bell shaped Mean/median: at peak Mode: at ends |  | 47 |
| 6530540658 | Negatively Skewed Graph | Affected by low data Skewed to the left Mode: at peak Median: smaller than mode Mean: smallest |  | 48 |
| 6530546756 | Positively Skewed Graph | Affected by high data Skewed to the right Mean: at peak Median: smaller than mode Mode: smallest |  | 49 |
| 6530550458 | Range | This tells us how for our data spans Subtract lowest from biggest Affected by outliers | 50 | |
| 6530552993 | Standard Deviation | Measure of variability Tells us on average how far the data deviates from the mean | 51 | |
| 6530557207 | Small Standard Deviation | Our scores will be close to the mean Many scores are similar and fall close together Mean=peak | 52 | |
| 6530564422 | Large Standard Deviation | Our scores will fall far away from the mean Many scores are different, they fall apart Mean=peak Data is spread out | 53 |
