Define the Psychological Terms for the Following Definitions Flashcards

In a controlled experiment, the group subjected to a change in the independent variable is called the _______ group.

Which school of psychology assumes that human activity cannot be broken down into separate units for analyses but must be evaluated as wholes?

Which of the following is a true statement? 1)a psychiatrist is a medical doctor specializing in the treatment of emotional disturbances. 2)clinical psychologists treat severe psychological disturbances andpsychiatrists treat mild disorders

Research in which a carefully selected group of people is asked a set of predetermind questions in interviews or through questionnaries is known as ________.

Dr. Welsh is doing experiments using drugs. He is concerned that his subjects will respond to demand characteristics. He may want to control this by using what?

Cognitive psychology is contributing to the development of _____, which attempts to make computers learn and solve problems the way people do.

In an experiment, a researcher manipulates one variable to see how it affects a second variable. The manipulated variable is called the____.

The purpose of an experiment is to discover whether there is a relationship between the ____ and the ____.

The psychological school that asks, "What are mental processes for?" rather than "What are mental processes?" is which one?

Political polls taken before major elections are examples of _____ research.

Each day in class, Dr. Helms explains to his students that they are wonderful whether they are academic successes or failures. He also points out that each individual consciouly chooses to attend class and study and that theses choices dramatically affect whether one is academically succesful. Dr. Helms is most likely a ____ psychologist.

F. Skinner is associated with ______.

Experimenter bias can best be controlled using____.

A group of psychologists study how adults change and grow, both psychologically and physiologically, as they age. These psychologists are most like_____.

A group of students were asked to write an essay in support of the legalization of weed. They were paid $.50. Another group of students received $2 for the same taks. It was subsequently found that those students who received only $.50 developed amore positive attitude towards the legalization of weed. The experiment in this study was using (the) ________.