AP Psych: Chp 2 Vocabulary
Across
- 5. The process of examining and measuring one’s own thoughts and mental activities
- 6. The entire group of people or animals in which the researcher is interested
- 8. The theory and therapy based on the work of Sigmund Freud
- 10. Tentative explanation of a phenomenon based on observations
- 12. A measure of the relationship between two variables
- 13. In research, repeating a study or experiment to see if the same results will be obtained in an effort to demonstrate reliability of results
- 14. Early perspective in psychology associated with Wilhelm Wundt in which the focus of study is the structure or basic elements of the mind
- 15. A professional with an academic degree and specialized training in one or more areas of psychology
Down
- 1. A deliberate manipulation of a variable to see if corresponding changes in behavior result, allowing the determination of cause and effect relationships
- 2. Early perspective in psychology associated with William James, in which the focus of study is how the mind allows people to adapt, live, work, and play
- 3. Tendency of observers to see what they expect to see
- 4. The phenomenon in which the expectations of the participants in a study can influence their behavior
- 7. The scientific study of behavior and mental processes
- 9. A medical doctor who has specialized in the diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders
- 11. Method system of gathering data so that bias and error in measurement are reduced
- 13. Process of assigning subjects to the experimental or control groups randomly, so that each subject has an equal chance of being in either group