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Psychology |
psychologythe scientific study of behavior and mental processes |
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Behavior |
any action that people can observe or measure
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Cognitive activities |
private, unmeasurable mental processes such as dreams, perceptions, thoughts, and memories
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Psychological constructs |
theoretical entities, or concepts, that enable one to discuss something that cannot be seen, touched, or measured directly
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Theory |
a statement that attempts to explain why something is the way it is and happens the way it does
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Principle |
a basic truth or law
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Survey |
a research technique for acquiring data about the attitudes or behaviors of a group of people, usually by asking questions of a representative, random sample
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Target Population |
the total group to be studied or described and from whom samples may be drawn
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Sample |
a representative segment of a target population
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Random sample |
a survey population, selected by chance, which fairly represents the general population
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Stratified sample |
a sample drawn in such a way that known subgroups within a population are represented in proportion to their numbers in the general population
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Bias |
a predisposition to a certain point of view despite the facts
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Volunteer bias |
the concept that people who volunteer to participate in research studies often differ from those who do not volunteer
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Developmental Psychology |
the branch of psychology that studies the physical, cognitive, and social changes that occur throughout the life cycle
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Maturation |
developmental changes that occur as a result of automatic, genetically determined signals
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Critical period |
a stage or point in development during which a person or animal is best suited to learn a particular skill or behavior pattern
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