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Intro to Psych Terms
Terms from our discussion on a general intro and overview of psychology.
| Definition | Term |
|---|---|
| An unproven speculation about reality. | Theory |
| One of three parts that make up your personality according to Freud. Focus on Self. | Id |
| Physical manifestation of stress, can be hereditary or brought on by trauma. | Anxiety |
| One of the main backers of Eugenics | Charles Davenport |
| Key figure with Intelligence testing | Alfred Binet |
| Key figure with the Psychoanalytic Theory. | Sigmund Freud |
| Emotion originates in the _____________. | Brain |
| Putting a patient in a state of relaxation to get them to discuss their "issues." | Talking Cure |
| Taught both Freud and Binet. | Jean-Martin Charcot |
| Illness characterized by panic, sweating, screaming, and rapid pulse rate. | Hysteria |
| School of Thought supported by William James. | Functionalism |
| Functionalism came to prominence during the _____________. | Late 1800's |
| The idea that a son will compete with his father for his mother's attention. | Oedipus Complex |
| The Psychoanalytic Theory now focuses on these types of relationships. | Psycho-Social |
| Freud used the Psychoanalytic Theory to focus on these types of relationships. | Psycho-Sexual |
| Freud's book that brought psychology to the masses. | "Interpretation of Dreams" |
| The idea that a daughter will compete with her mother for her father's attention. | Elektra Complex |
| Freud's Developmental Theory has how many stages? | Five |
| This is the part of you that mediates between the other two parts of your psyche. | Ego |
| Freud would look to interpret these, since your defense mechanisms are off when you sleep. | Dreams |
| Making sure you are assessing what you mean to assess. | Validity |
| Area of psychology that believed certain races were superior to others. | Eugenics |
| Checking whether or not test scores and/or results are similar over time. | Reliability |
| US Soldiers were given IQ Tests before this war and the info was used to fuel the Eugenics Movement. | World War I |
| IQ tests were used to support this policy in the US during the 1920's. | US Immigration Policy |
| The scientific study of observable behavior. | Behaviorism |
| Key player in Behaviorism, a Russian Physiologist. | Ivan Pavlov |
| The term for "teaching" a subject to respond or act a certain way. | Conditioning |
| Designed an "Air Crib" for training subjects. | B. F. Skinner |
| Ran the "Little Albert Experiment" | John Watson |
| This is the part of your psyche that feels guilt and wants to be giving to others. | Super Ego |
| A proposition, if this then that | Hypothesis |
| The group that is being tested during research. | Experimental Group |
| The group that does not become exposed to the experiment during research. | Control Group |
| The item of an experiment that can be changed or adjusted. | Independent Variable |
| The item being measured in an experiment. | Dependent Variable |
| The outcome of an experiment or research. | Conclusion |
| Are the results of your experiments or research consistent. | Reliability |
| The standardized method of research. | Scientific Method |
| Emphasis on measurable data and statistics for research. | Quantitative Research Method |
| Focus on observations and interviews for research. | Qualitative Research Method |
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