Lifespan Developmental Psychology DSST Practice Questions and Answers

Wilhelm Wundt First scientific laboratory Francis Bacon Created scientific method Biological Approach Personality is linked to genetics Behavioral Approach Study and observe behavior - blank slate Cognitive Approach How the mind learns and thinks Humanistic All people are inherently good Psychoanalytical Actions are based on unconscious motivation Structuralism Classification of the mind's structures Functionalism William James - the "how" part of behavior Nature vs. Nurture Whether or not biology plays a part in personality Variable A changing part of the person Constant A variable that always stays the same Dependent Variable The variable the experiment is trying to get information about Independent Variable The variable that the experimenter controls Correlational Research How much one variable changes in relation to each other Clinical Psychologist Doctoral degree in Psychology, cannot prescribe medicine Psychiatrist A medical doctor with a degree in Psychotherapy, can prescribe drugs Ethics Principals and standards of behavior including morals Hypothalamus Part of the endocrine system / Regulates internal temperature