Psychology 101      Mr. Cook

Vocabulary List  -  Weeks 1 & 2

Be sure you can identify/define each of the following terms and explain their importance to the field of psychology.

Psychology
Neuroscience
Behavioral psychology
Critical thinking
Scientific method
Correlational/descriptive research
Experimental research
Independent variable
Dependent variable
Hindsight bias
Operational definition
Replication
Case study
Survey
Population
Random sample
Naturalistic observation
Correlation coefficient
Illusory correlation
Placebo 
Placebo effect
Double blind procedure
Experimental condition
Control condition