Discovering Psychology

the purposely manipulated factor thought to produce change in the experiment. (AKA treament of interest)

mistaken belief that two factors or events are related when they are not

attentitive statement about the relationship of two or more variables

the school of psychology and theoretical viewpoint that emphasize each unique person's potential for psychological growth and self-direction

early school of psychology emphasize studying purpose or function of behavior and mental experiences

method of invesitigation used to demonstrate cause and effect relationships by purposefully manipulating one factor thought to produce change in another factor

an experiment, the group of parcipants that are exposed to all experimental conditions including independent variable

changes in subject behavior produced by subjects belief that change should happen

evidence that is based upon objective observation, measurment, or experimentation

a psychologists with a medical degree (can perscribe medicine)

ph.d in psychology (can perscribe in some states after a special test)

the technique in which neither particpants or the researchers interacting with the participants know who got the experimental condition

the variable measured or observed for change

research stratigy that allows calculation of how closely related two variables are

the group that is exposed to all but the independent variable

branch of psychology that studies other species

study of individuals or small group of individuals

study of psychology that emphasized observable behaviors (especially about learning)

can be changed in ways that can be observed measured or varified

explanation that account for various findings and observations

questionnaire

emphasizes basic components of consciouss experiments

one way of testing variables that include control and experimental groups

can be proven wrong

study of behavior and mantal process

Science that is false or fake

personality theory or form of pschotherapy emphazies role of unconcious factors in personality and behavior

finding two factors sysematically in same direction increasing and decreasing together

two factors systematically in opposite direction ones increases while other decreases

Observing as it naturally happens in enviroment

nerotransmitters that regulate pain perceptions

sytem of glandss through body that secreat hormones into bloodstream

Nerotransmiter regulates body movement thought process and reward senatations

Extend from neuron's cell body receive info from other neurons and sensory receptors