Psychology 100 Study Guide Exam #1 Questions With 100% Correct Answers

Psychology 100 Study Guide Exam #1 Questions With 100% Correct Answers Psychology - answerThe Science of behavior and mental experience. About everyday people, extraordinary people, family, and someone you secretly love. Wilhelm Wundt - answerFather of Psychology. 1st Psychological Lab. 1879 Germany. Edward Titchener - answerLed the analyzation of consciousness into basic elements (bright, loud, clear) known as Structuralism. Cornell. William James - answerLed the functional or purpose of consciousness (what's the purpose of self-esteem?) known as Functionalism. Harvard. Structuralism - answerAnalyze the consciousness into basic elements (bright, loud, clear) Led by Edward Titchener. Functionalism - answerFunction or purpose of consciousness (what's the purpose of self- esteem?) Led by William James Case Study - answerDetailed analysis of a single individual. Naturalistic Observation - answerObserving and recording behavior as it naturally occurs in real life. Survey Research - answerStudy beliefs, attitudes, or behaviors based on what they report. Random Sample - answerEach member of the population must have an equal change of being included in the study. Represents the population. Allows you to generalize findings from sample to population. Reality TV is representative of the population. Positive Correlation - answerThe more X, the more Y. The more X, the less Y. Negative Correlation - answerThe more X, the more Y. The less X, the more Y. Correlation V Causation - answerCorrelation - whether X is related to Y. Causation - whether X cause Y. When X is correlated with Y, it maybe that: 1) X Causes Y 2) Y Causes X 3) A third variable causes X and Y. DV, IV - answerIdentify the DV and IV Ex Answer (DV, IV or IV,DV) How self-esteem is affected by social relationships. IV, DV - answerIdentify the DV and IV Ex Answer (DV, IV or IV,DV) The effect of social relationships on self-esteem. Correlation - answerA measure of the relationship of two variables. Ex. X and Y. Experiment - answerResearcher manipulates the independent variables and observes how this affects the dependent variables. Allows us to answer the question "Does X cause Y?" Words that imply causation: effect, affect, changes, decreases, increases, enhances, lessens, makes, etc... Independent Variable - answerVariable the researcher changes or controls to see if it has a casual effect on dependent variabl