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15 Cards in this Set
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Psychology
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the study of behavior and mental processes
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Five Major Perspectives in Psychology
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Neuroscience
Psychodynamic Behavioral Cognitive Humanistic |
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Neuroscience
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Views behavior from the perspective of biological functioning
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Psychodynamic
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Believes behavior is motivated by inner, unconscious forces over which a person has little control
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Behavioral
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Focuses on observable behavior
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Archival Research
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existing data, such as census documents, college records, and newspaper clippings, are examined to test a hypothesis
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Naturalistic Observation
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the investigator observes some naturally occurring behavior and does not make a change in the situation.
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Survey Research
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a sample of people chosen to represent a lager group of interest is asked a series of questions about their behavior, thoughts, or attitudes.
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Case Study
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in-depth, intensive investigation of a single individual or a small group.
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Correlational Research
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two sets of variables are examined to determine whether they are associated or "correlated". The strength and direction of the relationship between the two variables are represented
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Experimental Research
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The investigation of the relationship between two or more variables by deliberately producing a change in one variable in a situation and observing the effects of that change on other aspects of the situation
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Variables
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Behaviors, events, or other characteristics that can change, or vary, in some way
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Experimental Manipulation
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The change that an experimenter deliberately produces in a situation
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Treatment
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The manipulation implemented by the experience
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Experimental Group
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Any group participating in an experiment that receives a treatment
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