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17 Cards in this Set
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Psychology
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The scientific study of behavior and mental processes
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Scientific Method
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an orderly, systematic procedures that researchers follow as they identify a research problem, design a study to investigate the prob, collect and analyze data, draw conclusions, and communicate their findings.
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Theory
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A general principle or set of principles proposed to explain how a number of separate facts are related
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Replication
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The process of repeating a study to verify research findings.
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Hypothesis
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A testable prediction about the conditions under which a particular behavior or mental process may occur.
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basic research
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research conducted to seek new knowledge and to explore and advance general scientific understanding.
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applied research
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research conducted specifically to solve practical problems and impore the quality of life.
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descriptive research methods
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research methods that yield descriptions of behavior
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naturalistic observation
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a research method used by researchers to observe and record behavior in its natural setting, without attempting to influence or control it.
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laboratory observation
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a research method in which behavior is studied in a lab setting.
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case study
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res. method in which one person or a small group of person are studied in great depth.
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survey
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res. method in which researchers use interviews, and/or questionares to gather info about the attitudes, beliefs, experiences, or behaviors of a group of ppl.
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population
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the entire group of interest to researchers, to which they wish to apply their findings.
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population
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the entire group of interest to researchers, to which they wish to apply their findings.
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sample
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a part of the pop. that is studied to reach conclusions about the entire pop.
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representative sample
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a sample that mirros the pop of interest, includes important subgroups in the same porportions as they are found in the pop.
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experimental method
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the only research method that can be used to identify cause/effect relationships between two or more conditions or variables
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