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14 Cards in this Set
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what are the 5 basic themes for this course?
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psychology is an empirical science
you are your brain human behavior is due to genetic and environmental influences our experience of the world is subjective the importance of social bonds |
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what are the 3 research methods available to psychologists?
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survey
case study naturalistic observation |
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how do experiments differ from descriptive studies
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experiments test the cause and effect relationship where descriptive studies describe behaviors as they are
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describe correlations
what is the correlation coefficient |
a measure of the extend to which two factors vary together and thus how well either factors predicts the other
a statistical index of a relationship between two things, ranges from -1 to 1 |
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what are different ways of getting information when doing research?
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survey
case study naturalistic observation |
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independent variable
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a factor that is manipulated by the experiment to see how it effects other variables
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dependent variable
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a factor the may change in response to the independent variable
what is measured in an experiment |
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random sample
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a sample of the population randomly selected to be tested
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random assignment
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the random placement of participants into the experimental and the control group
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control condition
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the group that is not subject to the treatment, given a placebo instead
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experimental condition
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the group or condition that is given the treatment
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what are the 3 different categories of drugs?
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depressants
stimulants hallucinogens |
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what does addiction look like?
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compulsive drug craving and use, often despite adverse consequences
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what does withdrawal look like?
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the discomfort and distress that follows the discontinuing fo an addictive drug
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