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41 Cards in this Set
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Psychology
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the scientific study of behavior and the mind
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Deulism
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The assumption that the body and mind are seperate, though perhaps interacting, entities
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Introspection
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Wundt's method of having trained observers report on their conscious, moment-to-moment reactions.
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psychoanalysis
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Freud's theory of personality and method of psychotherapy, both of which assume that our motives are largely unconscious.
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Behaviorism
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A school of though that defines psychology as the scientific study of observable behavior
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Cognition
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A general term that refers to mental processes such as thinking, knowing, and remembering.
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Basic Research
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"Pure Science" research that tests theories and builds a foundation of knowledge.
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Applied Research
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Research that aims to solve practical human problems.
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Critical Thinking
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The process of solving problems and making decisions through a careful evaluation of evidence.
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Theory
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An organized set of principles that describes, predicts, and explains some phenomenon.
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Hypothesis
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A specific testable prediction, often derived from a theory.
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Operational definition
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A concrete definition of a research variable in terms of the procedures needed to control and measure it.
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Laboratory research
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Research conducted in an environment that can be regulated and in which participants can be carefully observed.
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Feild research
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Research that is conducted in real-world locations.
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Self-report
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A method of observation that involves asking people to describe their own thoughts, feelings, or behavior.
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Behavioral Observation
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A form of research that is based on the firsthand observation of a subject's behavior.
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Archival Research
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A form of research that relies on existing records of past behavior.
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Statistics
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A branch of mathematics that is used for analyzing research data.
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Case studies
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A type of research that involves making in-depth observations of individual persons.
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Survey
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A research method that involves interviewing or giving questionnaires to a large number of people
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Epidemiology
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The study of the distribution of illness in a population
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Random Sample
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A method of selection in which everyone in a population has an equal chance of being chosen.
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Naturalistic Observation
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The observation of behavior as it occurs naturally in real-world settings.
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Correlation
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A statistical measure of the extent to which two variables are associated.
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Scatterplot
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A graph in which the paired scores (X,Y) for many participants are plotted as single points to reveal the direction and strength of their correlation.
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Experiment
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A type of research in which the investigator varies some factors, keeps others constant, and measures the effects on randomly assigned participants.
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Independent Variable
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Any variable that the researcher manipulates in the experiment (the proposed cause)
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Dependent Variable
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A variable that is being measured in an experiment (the proposed effect)
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Experimental Group
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Any condition of an experiment in which paricipants are exposed to an independent variable.
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Control Group
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The condition of an experiment in which participants are not exposed to the independent variable.
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Random assignment
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The procedure of assigning participants to conditions of an experiment in an arbitrary manner.
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Replication
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The process of repeating a study to see if the results are reliable enough to be duplicated
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Generalizability
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The extent to which a finding applies to a broad range of subject populations and circumstances.
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Meta-analysis
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A set of statistical procedures used to review a body of evidence by combining the results of individual studies.
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Deception
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A research procedure used to mislead participants about the true purpose of the study.
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Informed Consent
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The ethical requirement that prospective paricipants recieve enough information to permit them to decide freely whether to participate in a study.
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Evolutionary psychology
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A subfeild that uses the principles of evolution to understand human social behavior.
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Behavioral Genetics
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A subfeild that examines the role of genetic factors on behavior.
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Behavioral Neuroscience
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A subfield that studies the links among the brain, nervous system, and behavior.
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Cross-culture research
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A body of studies designed to compare and contrast people of different cultures
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Multicultural Research
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A body of studies designed to compare and contrast racial and ethinic minority groups within cultures
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