Introduction and Methods: Unit 1 high school Flashcards
abnormal
unusual; different from the expected
Clinical
concerned with the treatment of disease
Cognition
a person’s ability to think
Control Group
group used for comparison that doesn’t receive experimental treatment
Correlation
relationship between two variables
Debrief
revealing and explaining all aspects of an experiment to a participant
Descriptive Statistics
mathematical summaries of results
Discipline
a branch of knowledge
Disorder
disturbance in mental health
empathy
identifying with someone’s situation or feelings
Ethics
rules of conduct; moral principles
Experimental Group
group that receives the experimental treatment
Informed Consent
statement from a research participant that says he/she understands what is about to happen and agrees to continue
Institutional Review Board (IRB)
approves experiments conducted by a college
Introspection
to look within yourself
Mean
sum of all numbers divided by the total number of scores; the average
Median
the middle number in a set of ordered numbers
Mode
the number that occurs most often in a given set of numbers
Perception
a personal view of a situation; ability to understand the senses
Perspective
a specific way of thinking or view
Population
a whole group of people
Psychiatrist
mental health professional who attended medical school
Psychologist
mental health professional who has a Ph.D
Psychology
the study of how people think and behave
Psychophysics
Psychology field that studies physical stimuli and human sensations and mental states
Qualitative
research that explores the “why” and “how” of situations
Sample
a group of people selected from a population
Scientific Method
experimental method used to find fact and separate opinions
Variable
something that is likely to change
Zone of Proximal Development
the gap between a person’s current level of development and the potential development that can be achieved.
