General Psychology Exam 1

5. This variable is the "effect" or outcome of the study
7. This is the most important element in therapy according to Freud
8. Chemical imbalances in the brain lead to some cases of depression according to this view
9. Can prescribe medication
14. Thought children were born as "blank slates"
15. This type of research usually takes place in a lab
17. This school suggests that current thoughts lead to upset
19. This type of sampling is preferred when conducting a study
20. Believed mental illness was due to childhood conflict

1. The first goal of psychology
2. Proposed that self-actualization was the key human motivator
3. This type of research cannot proved cause and effect relationships
4. The condition Freud first treated
6. Correlation is not ________________
10. This view suggests mental illness caused by such things as poverty, crime, etc.
11. This type of research uses animals
12. According to Freud you are born with powerful _______
13. Proposed the law of effect
14. Founded the first psychology lab in 1879
16. In this type of correlation, the variables move in opposite directions
18. He founded functionalism