History of Psychology | Modern Psychology | Experimentation | Statistics | Extra Terms |
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Wilhelm Wundt.
Who established the first psychology laboratory in Leipzig, Germany, in December, 1879?
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Shaping.
What is the term for when one molds a behavior for a desired outcome?
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The Control Group.
In an experiment, which set of test subjects does not receive the treatment?
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Mode.
Of Mode, Mean, and Medium, which one of these three terms is defined as the most frequently occurring score?
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A Freudian Slip.
What is the term for when you accidentally say something that you didn't mean to say?
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William James.
Who believed that survival was the single function of all activities of the mind?
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To describe, explain, predict, and control behavior.
What are the four goals of psychology?
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A Random Sample.
What is the term for when a selected group of test subjects fairly represents a population at large?
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Scatterplot.
What is the type of graph that features values represented as a graphed cluster of dots?
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A Mnemonic Device.
What is another term for memory aid?
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Sigmund Freud.
Which psychologist founded psychoanalysis and ideas of the conscious mind?
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The Scientific Method.
What is the term for the process in which one identifies a problem, develops a hypothesis, tests the hypothesis, and arrives at a theory?
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The Independent Variable.
What is the term for a factor that is manipulated?
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Negative Correlation.
What is the term for when data relates inversely?
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Double-Blind.
What is the term for when neither the participants nor the drug administrators know which group receives treatment?
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Mary Whiton Calkins.
Who was the first woman to become president of the American Psychological Association and the American Philosophical Association?
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Positive Psychology.
What type of psychology studies human flourishing, and explores the building of a good life?
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A Confounding Variable.
What is the term for a factor that gets in the way of an experiment?
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Regression Towards the Mean.
What is the term for the tendency for extreme scores to fall back towards the average?
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Mean.
Of Mode, Mean, and Medium, which one of these three terms is defined as the average?
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Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow.
Which two psychologists studied the humanistic branch of psychology?
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Biopsychosocial Approach.
What considers biological, psychological, and social cultural factors to influence one another?
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The Placebo Effect.
What is the term for when a experimental results are caused by expectations alone?
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Illusory Correlation.
What is the term for when one believes there is a relationship between two things, causing the notice of instances that confirm our belief?
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Introspection.
What is another term for self reflection, or looking inward?
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