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13 Cards in this Set
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Descriptive Research
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Research that describes how humans and other animals behave
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Naturalistic Observation
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The observation of behavior without trying to change it
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Descriptive Research: Case Study(Clinical Methods)
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Detailed examination of an existing situation dealing with a unique individual, group, or event
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Experimental Research
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The only research method that leads to casual conclusions
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Independent Variable
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A variable that is manipulated by and experimenter
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Dependent Variable
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A variable that is measured to show the influence of the independent variable
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Psychology?
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The scientific study of behavior and mental processes
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Psychodynamic Perspective
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Looks at the role that internal conflicts have on the behaviors and mental processes we exhibit.
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Wundt's structuralism approach
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Study of psychology by examining conscious experience
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Behavioral Perspective
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Looks to the role of learning (the influence of the external environment)
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Biological perspective
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This approach assumes that behavior and mental processes are based on biological processes
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cognitive perspective
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looks at the mechanisms by which people process information and how that mental process influences behavior
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Psychobabble
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language or terminal that appears to be psychological, but has no scientific substance
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