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psychology
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science of behavior and mental process
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correlational research
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to detect naturally occurring relationships,assess how well one variable predicts another
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correlational coefficient
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statistical measure of the extent to which 2 factors vary together and how well either factor predicts the other
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experimental research
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to explore cause and effect
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independant variable
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the experimental factor that is manipulated;the variable whose effect is being studied
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dependant variable
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the experimental factor-in psych-the behavior or mental process that is being measured the variable that may change
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behavioral perspective
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how we learn behavioral responses
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cognitive perspective
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how we encode,process,store and retrieve information
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social-cultural perspective
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how behavior and thinking vary across situations and cultures
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