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Psychology
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the scientific study of behavior and mental processes
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Behavior
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any action that people can observe or measure
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cognitive activities
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private, unmeasurable mental processes such as dreams, perceptions, thoughts, and memories
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psychological constructs
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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 |
(of a person or their eyes) look carefully and thoroughly at (someone or something), especially so as to appraise them.
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Target population |
refers to the ENTIRE group of individuals or objects to which researchers are interested in generalizing the conclusions.
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Sample |
take a sample or samples of (something) for analysis
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Random sample |
a way that every possible sample that could be selected has a predetermined probability of being selected.
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Stratified sample |
a sample that is drawn from a number of separate strata of the population, rather than at random from the whole population, in order that it should be representative.
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Bias |
1.cause to feel or show inclination or prejudice for or against someone or something.
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Volunteer Bias |
can be defined as the bias that comes from the fact that a particular sample can contain only those participants who are actually willing to participate in the study or experiment |
