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24 Cards in this Set
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Biological
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Explores links between brain and mind
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Cognitive
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Study how we perceive, thinks, and solve problems
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Humanistic
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Study that says that humans are basically good and possess free will
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Behavioral
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Study that says all people are observable and measurable
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Sociocultural
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Study of how cultural and political experiences affect our life
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Psychoanalytical
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Study of the unconscious, includes childhood and aggression issues
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Evolutionary
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Study of evolution of humans over time (from apes)
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Developmental
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Study of our changing abilities from womb to tomb
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Wilhelm wundt
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Father of psychology
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Introspection
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Looking inward at ones own metbtal processes
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Single blind procedure
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Subjects do not know to what group they belong to
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Random sample
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Everyone has an equal chance of being selected because they are being chosen a t random
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Control group
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Group that does not take part in the critical part of of the experimentation process, used as comparison group
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Sampling
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Process by which participants are selected
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Validity
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Measure what you want it to be measured
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Experimenter bias
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Experimenter, either unconsciously or consciously, affects the outcome of the experiment
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Applied research
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Aim to solve a practical problem
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Independent variable
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Factor manipulated by the experimenter
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Population
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Amount of participants that can be selected for the sample
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Dependent variable
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Factor that may change in response of the iv
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Sigmund Freud
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Founder of psychoanalysis
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Operational definition
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Clear statement of what one is looking for in an experiment
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John locke
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Mind is a blank slate
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William james
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Brain and mind are constantly changing
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