Exam Flashcards
The study of overt (what you can see) and covert (what you can’t see) behavior
Psychology
The scientific study of behavior and mental processes
Psychology
What are the goals of psychology?
Describe, explain, predict, and control
Who created the first psychological lab?
Wilhelm Wundt
What are the non-expiremental research methods?
Case Study
Survey
Naturalistic observation
Phineas Gauge with the rod through his head and the change of personality. This is an example of?
Case Study
An evaluation with questions. This is an example of?
Survey
Watching something in its natural habitat, Jane Goodall and the chimpanzees. This is an example of?
Naturalistic observation
The thing the researcher manipulate, the thing that is changed. This is the?
independent variable
The thing that is effected and measured. This is the?
dependent variable
_______ _______ is what is given to the independent variable.
Experimental group
_______ _______ is the comparison group.
Control group
What are placebos?
fake drugs
_______ put laws and restrictions in place to keep bad things from happening. The Tuskegee Incident. They are there so that people don’t take advantage of their authority.
Ethics
Participant’s agreement that they sign saying that they know why it’s happening, the details, and everything surrounding the experiment.
informed consent
