Psychology C1P1

4. changes along with independent variable, could be cause of effect
6. deep-dive on one participant to identify underlying principles applicable to others
8. __ psychologist using their knowledge to improve products/procedures
9. correlational __ is a no. between +1 and -1 showing relationship between 2 variables
11. cheap way to collect lots of data, affected by unconscious beliefs and dishonesty
15. reasons why a relationship between variables exists, produces predictions
17. a good theory is __; it makes predictions it can't squirm out of
20. __ bias is when participants are not truly random
21. medical doctor specialised in mental disorders
23. mental __ is knowledge, beliefs, desires, feelings
24. school that believes "the whole is more than the sum of its parts"
25. first organised school, studying building blocks of consciousness
27. outwardly observable acts
28. __ psychology considers how we gained goals and strategies via natural selection
30. school studying how our minds help us adapt - why we think/feel/behave
31. __ psychology studies human information processing like computers

1. __ theory is freud's school of thought about the push-pull of unconscious influences
2. mental __ is operations that carry out functions (eg. attention, perception)
3. __ observation is collecting data in real-world settings, observing as events occur
5. school studying directly observable acts headed by watson, skinner, thorndike
7. controlled situations where variables are altered; strongest test of hypothesis
10. educated guess to answer a research question, claims relationship between variables
12. __ psychology believes people have positive values, free will + deep inner creativity
13. __ bias sees participants responding a certain way regardless of real knowledge/beliefs
14. difference in value of dependent variable by changing independent variable
16. __ psychologist trained to help people manage everyday life stressors
18. __ definition is refined, measurable version of variables in an experiment
19. __ neuroscience studies the nature, organisation + operation of mental events via brain scans
22. careful, objective descriptions or numerical measurements
23. __ psychologist trained to administer + interpret psych tests and provide psychotherapy
26. consistency of test; is it the same each time it's repeated?
29. whether a test really measures what it intends to