History of Psychology Modern Psychology Experimentation Statistics Extra Terms
100
Wilhelm Wundt.
Who established the first psychology laboratory in Leipzig, Germany, in December, 1879?
100
Shaping.
What is the term for when one molds a behavior for a desired outcome?
100
The Control Group.
In an experiment, which set of test subjects does not receive the treatment?
100
Mode.
Of Mode, Mean, and Medium, which one of these three terms is defined as the most frequently occurring score?
100
A Freudian Slip.
What is the term for when you accidentally say something that you didn't mean to say?
200
William James.
Who believed that survival was the single function of all activities of the mind?
200
To describe, explain, predict, and control behavior.
What are the four goals of psychology?
200
A Random Sample.
What is the term for when a selected group of test subjects fairly represents a population at large?
200
Scatterplot.
What is the type of graph that features values represented as a graphed cluster of dots?
200
A Mnemonic Device.
What is another term for memory aid?
300
Sigmund Freud.
Which psychologist founded psychoanalysis and ideas of the conscious mind?
300
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?
300
The Independent Variable.
What is the term for a factor that is manipulated?
300
Negative Correlation.
What is the term for when data relates inversely?
300
Double-Blind.
What is the term for when neither the participants nor the drug administrators know which group receives treatment?
400
Mary Whiton Calkins.
Who was the first woman to become president of the American Psychological Association and the American Philosophical Association?
400
Positive Psychology.
What type of psychology studies human flourishing, and explores the building of a good life?
400
A Confounding Variable.
What is the term for a factor that gets in the way of an experiment?
400
Regression Towards the Mean.
What is the term for the tendency for extreme scores to fall back towards the average?
400
Mean.
Of Mode, Mean, and Medium, which one of these three terms is defined as the average?
500
Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow.
Which two psychologists studied the humanistic branch of psychology?
500
Biopsychosocial Approach.
What considers biological, psychological, and social cultural factors to influence one another?
500
The Placebo Effect.
What is the term for when a experimental results are caused by expectations alone?
500
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?
500
Introspection.
What is another term for self reflection, or looking inward?






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