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Biopsychological Perspective   Attributes human and animal behavior to biological events in body; genetic influence, hormones and nervous system  
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Cognitive Perspective   Perception, thought process, problem solving, language, learning  
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Socialculture Perspective   Focuses on relationship between social behavior and culture  
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Evolutionary Perspective   Biological bases of universal mental characteristics that all humans share; why people select eachother as partners  
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Observer Effect   Subjects behave differently because they are being observed  
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Participant Observation   Where observer becomes participant  
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Observer Bias   Expecting what they will see  
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Correlation   Closer # is to zero the weaker it is  
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Operational definition   Names steps (procedures) that the experimenter must use to control or measure variables in experiment (Narrowing down exactly what they are looking for)  
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Independent Variable   Variable manipulated in any experiment (such as watching or not watching cartoon)  
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Dependent Variable   Behavior should depend on whether or not they were exposed on the independent variable (such as measure of aggressive behavior after cartoon)  
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Experimental Group   Group that gets the independent variable (watches violent cartoon)  
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Control Group   Not subjected to independent variable, may receive placebo (fake) treatment (non-violent cartoon)  
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Placebo Effect   Phenomenon where expectations of the participants in a study can influence their behavior, Belief (sugar pill)  
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