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| Views humans as active participants in their environment |
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| General principle or set of principles |
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| Study of behavior processes |
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| Procedures that researchers follow |
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| Process of repeating with different participants |
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| Tells what occurred as accurately and completely as possible |
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| Understanding of conditions |
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| Must identify all antecedent conditions |
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| Apply principle prevents unwanted occurrences or being about desired outcomes |
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| Conducted to seek new knowledge and explore and advance general scientific understanding |
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| Conducted specifically to solve practical problems and improve the quality of life |
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| "Father" of psychology. Founder of structuralism |
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| First American psychologist who taught mental processes are fluid with continuity not rigid, fixed, or structure. Founder of functionalism |
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| Completed the requirements for a doctrine at Harvard but was rejected because she was a woman |
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| "Father" of African American psychology. First AA to earn a PhD in psychology |
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| Nationally recognized for writing on the harmful effects of racial segregation. His writing affected Supreme Court ruling declaring rational segregation unconstitutionally |
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| Hispanic American psychologist who studied bias in intelligence testing during the 1930s |
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| Views observable measurable behavior as the appropriate subject matter. Founded by John B. Watson |
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| Term used by Freud used for his personality theory and treatment of disorder. The unconscious is primarily focus of psychoanalysis theory. |
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| Focuses on uniqueness of human beings and their capacity for choice, growth, and psychological health. Created by Carl Rodgers |
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| Views humans as active participants in their environment. Of of the prominent theories of psychology. States mental processes |
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| The mind interprets experience in predictable ways rather than simply reacting to them |
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| Everything of which we are aware at any given time |
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| Regular fluctuations of certain bodily functions within a 24 hour period |
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| Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome (DSPS) |
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| Difficulty falling asleep. Brought on by hormonal changes. Maintained by staying up late. Most common among adolescents and young adults. Treated by avoiding meals and social activities 1-4 a.m. |
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| The time during a 24-hour period when the biological clock is telling a person to go to sleep. Energy and efficiency are at their lowest points. Reaction time is slowest .Productivity is diminished. Industrial accidents are higher |
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| Holds that being awake produces wear and tear on the body and brain, and sleep serves the function of restoring the body and mind |
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| Non-Rapid Eye Movement Sleep (4NREM & 1 REM) |
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