Module 1 Flashcards
_________ is the scientific study of mind, brain, and behavior
Psychology
__________ _______believes that the best predictor of future behavior is past behavior
Meehl’s Maxim
people may acting differently somewhere else than they actually do is an example of __________/ the ___________ _____
Reactivity/Hawthorne Effect
___________ _____________ is people influencing each other
Reciprocal Determinism
________ is an approach to evidence, a toolbox of skills used to prevent us from fooling ourselves (not a body of knowledge)
Science
________ _____ provides an explanation for a large number of findings in the natural world
Scientific theory
A _________ is a testable prediction derived from a scientific theory
hypothesis
A _________ ______ goes through the following process:
- ) Theory
- ) Hypothesis
- ) Observation/Experimentation
- ) Peer Review
- ) Publish
Scientific Study
__________ ________ is the active application of a set of skills to information for the understanding and evaluation of that information
Critical Thinking
____________ _____ created a psychology lab in 1875; first American psychologist
William James
____________ is how mental activities helped an organism fit into its environment
Functionalism
_________ _____ is who came up with the psychoanalytic theory
Sigmund Freud
The _____________ ______ is the revised version of the psychoanalytic theory
Psychodynamic Theory
_______ _ ______ is known as the father of Behaviorism
John B. Watson
. ________ created “operant conditioning- skinner box”
B.F. Skinner
__________ ________ __ _____ is as followed:
- Self-actualization
- Esteem
- Social
- Security
- Physiological
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
The __________ ________ focuses on the fact that behavior alone is short-sighted; reincorporated mental processes
The Cognitive Revolution
__________ ______
event-> emotion (event triggers emotions)
Behaviorist Claim
________ _____:
event-> cognition-> emotion-> behavior (event is processed by the cognition which then triggers emotions and results in behavior)
Cognitivist Claim
the __________ _____________ __________ is a professional organization representing psychologists in the United States
American Psychological Association
_________ is focusing on observing and controlling behavior
Behaviorism
_________ is the study of how biology influences behavior
Biopsychology
___________ ______ is a perspective that asserts that biology, psychology, and social factors interact to determine an individual’s health
Biopsychosocial Model
________ _________ is an area of psychology that focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders and other problematic patterns of behavior
Clinical Psychology
________ ___________ is the study of cognition, or thoughts, and their relationship to experiences and actions
Cognitive Psychology
_________ ____________ is an area of psychology that focuses on improving emotional, social, and other aspects of the lives of psychologically healthy individuals
Counseling Psychology
___________ _________ is the scientific study of development across a lifespan
Developmental psychology
A __________ is a long research paper about research that was conducted as a part of the candidate’s doctoral training
Dissertation
The ___________ ________ is a method for acquiring knowledge based on observation, including experimentation, rather than a method based only on forms of logical argument or previous authorities
Empirical Method
_______ _________ is an area of psychology that applies the science and practice of psychology to issues within and related to the justice system
Forensic Psychology
___________ is a perspective within psychology that emphasizes the potential for good that is innate to all humans
Humanism
__________ is the process by which someone examines their own conscious experience in an attempt to break it into its component parts
Introspection
______ is the suffix that denotes “scientific study of”
Ology
__________ ____________ is the study of patterns of thoughts and behaviors that make each individual unique
Personality Psychology
A _________ _____ is a consistent pattern of thought and behavior
Personality trait
A ___ (_______ _ _______) is a doctoral degree conferred in many disciplinary perspectives housed in a traditional college of liberal arts and sciences
PhD (Doctor of Philosophy)
_________ ________ _________ allows young scientists to further develop their research programs and broaden their research skills under the supervision of other professionals in the field
Postdoctoral Training Programs
_____ is the Greek word for “soul”
Psyche
The _____________ _______ focuses on the role of the unconscious in affecting conscious behavior
Psychoanalytic Theory
____ (_______ __ _______) is a doctoral degree that places less emphasis on research-oriented skills and focuses more on application of psychological principles in the clinical context
PsyD (Doctor of Psychology)
_____ ____ ______ _________ is an area of psychology that focuses on the interactions between mental and emotional factors and physical performance in sports, exercise, and other activities
Sport and Exercise Psychology
____________ is the understanding of the conscious experience through introspection
Structuralism
