mean
mode
mode
psychology
scientific method
a series of steps followed to solve problems including collecting data, formulating a hypothesis, testing the hypothesis, and stating conclusions
structuralism
an early school of psychology that used introspection to explore the elemental structure of the human mind
functionalism
behaviorism
gestalt psychology
humanistic psychology
cognitive psychology
developmental psychology
social psychology
personality psychology
experimental psychology
biological psychology
clinical psychology
counseling psychology
educational psychology
school psychology
health psychology
positive psychology
artificial intelligence
american psychological association
Theory
a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world
Hypothesis
case study
experimental method
survey
correlational method
sample
representative sample
random sample
naturalistic observation
observing and recording behavior in naturally occurring situations without trying to manipulate and control the situation
observer bias
observer effect
independent variable
dependent variable
experimental group
control group
operational definition
introspection
psychoanalysis
Freud's theory of personality that attributes thoughts and actions to unconscious motives and conflicts; the techniques used in treating psychological disorders by seeking to expose and interpret unconscious tensions
placebo
a fake drug used in the testing of medication
placebo effect
psychologist
psychiatrist
medical doctor who has specialized in treating psychological disorders
statistics
darwinism
descriptive statistics
normal distribution
standard deviation
a computed measure of how much scores vary around the mean score
percentile
standard score
inferential statistics
mathematical methods that allow us to determine whether we can generalize findings from our sample to the full population
statistical significance
a statistical statement of how likely it is that an obtained result occurred by chance
John Watson
rene descartes
mean
mode
mode
psychology
scientific method
a series of steps followed to solve problems including collecting data, formulating a hypothesis, testing the hypothesis, and stating conclusions
structuralism
an early school of psychology that used introspection to explore the elemental structure of the human mind
functionalism
behaviorism
gestalt psychology
humanistic psychology
cognitive psychology
developmental psychology
social psychology
personality psychology
experimental psychology
biological psychology
clinical psychology
counseling psychology
educational psychology
school psychology
health psychology
positive psychology
artificial intelligence
american psychological association
Theory
a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world
Hypothesis
case study
experimental method
survey
correlational method
sample
representative sample
random sample
naturalistic observation
observing and recording behavior in naturally occurring situations without trying to manipulate and control the situation
observer bias
observer effect
independent variable
dependent variable
experimental group
control group
operational definition
introspection
psychoanalysis
Freud's theory of personality that attributes thoughts and actions to unconscious motives and conflicts; the techniques used in treating psychological disorders by seeking to expose and interpret unconscious tensions
placebo
a fake drug used in the testing of medication
placebo effect
psychologist
psychiatrist
medical doctor who has specialized in treating psychological disorders
statistics
darwinism
descriptive statistics
normal distribution
standard deviation
a computed measure of how much scores vary around the mean score
percentile
standard score
inferential statistics
mathematical methods that allow us to determine whether we can generalize findings from our sample to the full population
statistical significance
a statistical statement of how likely it is that an obtained result occurred by chance
John Watson
rene descartes