Psychology Terms & Definitions: Behaviorism, Humanism, Research Methods + More, Quizzes of Psychology

Download Psychology Terms & Definitions: Behaviorism, Humanism, Research Methods + More and more Quizzes Psychology in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 psychology DEFINITION 1 scientific study of behavior and mental processes TERM 2 behaviorism DEFINITION 2 1.psychology is rooted in observation 2. studies behavior without reference to metal processes Most psychologists only agree with #1 TERM 3 humanistic psychology DEFINITION 3 -emphasized the growth potential of healthy people - historically significant method -used personalized methods to study personality in hopes of fostering personal growth TERM 4 levels of analysis DEFINITION 4 differing complementary views for analyzing any given phenomenon -from biological to psychological to social- culture TERM 5 basic research DEFINITION 5 pure science that aims to increase the scientific knowledge base TERM 6 applied research DEFINITION 6 scientific study that aims to solve practical problems TERM 7 hindsight bias DEFINITION 7 the tendency to believe, after learning the outcome, that you would have foreseen it ("I-knew-it-all-along phenomenon) TERM 8 theory DEFINITION 8 an explanation using an integrated set of principles that organizes observations and predicts behaviors or events TERM 9 operational definition DEFINITION 9 a statement of the procedures used to define research variables TERM 10 replication DEFINITION 10 repeating the essence of a research study, usually with different participants in different situations