Sciences
Terms to Know
Disorders
Experiments
100
100
100
100
200
200
200
200
300
300
300
300
400
400
400
400
500
500
500
500
Pursuit of knowledge about
natural phenomena for its
own sake
Basic science
RETURN
Row 1, Col 1
The measure of a relationship
Between two variables or two
Sets of data
correlation
RETURN
1,2
An intense and irrational
fear of a particular
object or situation
phobia
RETURN
1,3
An experiment in which both the
The experimenter and the
Participants do not know which
Participants received the
treatment
Double blind study
RETURN
1,4
Branch of medicine that
deals with mental,
emotional, an behavioral
disorders.
psychiatry
RETURN
2,1
A regular sequence of biological
processes such as temperature
and sleep that occur every
24 hours
Circadian rhythm
RETURN
2,2
Disorder in which a person’s
mood inappropriately alternates
between feelings of mania
(euphoria) and depression.
Bipolar disorder
RETURN
2,3
data is collected from a group
of people over a number
of years to assess how
certain characteristics change
or develop over time.
Longitudinal study
RETURN
2,4
Belief that the only proper
subject matter of psychology
is objectively observable
behavior.
behaviorism
RETURN
3,1
A state of optimal experience,
activities are done for the
sake of doing them and
not for extrinsic rewards
flow
RETURN
3,2
An extreme anxiety
that manifests itself
in the form of panic
attacks.
Panic disorder
RETURN
3,3
Learning procedure in which
associations are made
between a neutral stimulus
and an unconditioned stimulus
Classical conditioning
RETURN
3,4
Name the steps of the scientific method
1. Ask a question or identify a problem
2. Form a hypothesis
3. Test hypothesis and collect data
4. Analyze the results of the test
5. Draw conclusions
RETURN
4,1
Well-being remains relatively
consistent over the life span
because of a person’s personality,
however events can temporarily
raise or lower well-being.
Happiness Equilibrium Theory
RETURN
4,2
Victims of catastrophes or
other traumatic events
experience the original event
in the form of dreams
or flashbacks.
Post-Traumatic stress Disorder
(PTSD)
RETURN
4,3
Data is collected from groups
of participants of different ages
and compared so that
Conclusions can be drawn
about differences in age
Cross-sectional study
RETURN
4,4
Discovering ways to use
scientific findings to
accomplish practical goals
Applied science
RETURN
5,1
Technique in which desired
Behavior is “modeled” by
rewarding similar behavior
and requiring ever closer
approximations to desired
behavior before giving a reward
shaping
RETURN
5,2
A group of severe psychotic
disorders characterized by
confused and disconnected
thoughts, emotions, behavior,
and perceptions
schizophrenia
RETURN
5,3
Learning in which a certain action
is reinforced tor punished
resulting in a corresponding
increase or decrease in the
likelihood that similar actions
will occur again
Operant conditioning
RETURN
5,4