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| The scientific study of behavior and mental processes |
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| The scientific method starts with... |
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| A theory is proposed to explain how |
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| a number of certain facts are related |
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| "If children watch violent cartoons, they will become more aggressive" ...according to the scientific method, this statement is a... |
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| Rory wants to be a scientist. In order for his work to be considered a science, he must... |
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| Employ the scientific method |
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| The goals of psychology are to: |
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| describe, explain, predict, and influence behavior. |
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| Using research results to solve practical problems, is an example of |
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| Psychology was recognized as a formal academic discipline when |
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| the scientific method was used. |
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| Who is the father of psychology? |
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| Structualism was an early school of thought that studied |
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| The basic elements of concious mental experience |
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| William James is part of an early school of psychology called |
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| Psychologists Mamie and Kenneth Clarks research helped to |
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| end racial segregation in schools |
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| Sigmund Freud believed __________________ that could be a detriment to psychological health and development. |
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| unconcious forces may contain conflict |
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| The school of thought that sees humans as active seekers of experiences who use mental processes to shape those experiences is |
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| Dr. Rodriguez is a educational psychologist who looks at student environment interaction to determine how to improve student preformance. |
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| Diana wants to find a psychologist who will help her explore unconcious motivationsand how her early childhood experiences are affecting her now. She should look for a therapist with a |
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| Psychoanalytical perspective. |
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| The psychological perspective that is concerned with how the enviroment-person interation affects us is the |
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| The psychological perspective that emphasises the role of mental processes such as perception, thinking, and memory is the |
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| The perspective covered in your text which emphasises the role of physical process and structures is the |
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| Theories help psychologists achieve the predicted goal by generating a |
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| Descriptive research methods include surveys, naturalistic observations, and laboratory observations. What does it not include? |
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| The following is an advantage of using naturalistic observation |
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| We can study behavior in naturally occuring environments. |
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| A correlation is measured by |
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| How two variables are related to one another |
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| The only research method that can identify cause and affect relationship between variables is the |
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| A prediction about a cause and affect relationship between two variables is a |
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