what is Psychology?

Question 1

developmental

Answer 1

change over life span

Question 2

Experimental Cognitive

Answer 2

information processing, things related to how we think

Question 3

Educational

Answer 3

questions related to education across different levels

Question 4

Industrial Organizational

Answer 4

questions related to industry, behavior in workplace

Question 5

Psychometric

Answer 5

psych = mind, metric = measure
measuring the mind

Question 6

precision in research

Answer 6

theory, hypothesis, operational/empirical definitions

Question 7

Skepticism

Answer 7

seeing unsupported facts and then investigating it, how to always approach studies

Question 8

case studies and examples

Answer 8

unique situation, not for all cases; genie and david reimer

Question 9

Correlational Studies

Answer 9

looking for relationships between two variables, positive and negative

Question 10

correlation does not equal

Answer 10

causation

Question 11

Positive correlation

Answer 11

score high on one, you score high on the other (positive slope)

Question 12

Negative Correlation

Answer 12

score high on one predicts low on the other (negative slope)

Question 13

Correlation coefficient

Answer 13

no relationship (random), numbers we use to represent that relationship

Question 14

norms

Answer 14

averages on test

Question 15

reliability

Answer 15

does it do what it is supposed to do consistently

Question 16

validity

Answer 16

measuring what it is supposed to measure

Question 17

representative samples

Answer 17

idea that a test or survey used a sample that is representative of the population that it will be used on

Question 18

standardized

Answer 18

developed and tested on folks to make sure they have an idea of what a typical answer

Question 19

what area of psychology does the stroop test fall into

Answer 19

cognitive

Question 20

biological

Answer 20

idea of our biology

Question 21

psychodynamic

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idea of how biology and genetics may influence how we think, feel, or behave in an environment

Question 22

cognitive

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how we think

Question 23

social-cultural

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differences between cultures and how they behave/view things

Question 24

behavioral/learning

Answer 24

stimulus response/behavior