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Chapter 1

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applied research   designed to solve problems for the modern world. to improve the human condition.  
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basic research   by a scientists curiosity or interest in a scientific question.  
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behavioral perspective   observing by behavior  
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biological research   the study of biology  
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case study   a group thats under like a review  
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control group   a group thats in control  
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critical thinking   disciplined thinking  
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debriefing   a procedure conducted at the end of an experiment in which the researchers provide the participant with as much information about the study as possible.  
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dependent variable (DV)   in an experimental setting, any variable whose values are the results of changes in one or more variables.  
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descriptive research   research procedures that are used to summarize sets of scores.  
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double-blind study   a study where participant and experimenters assistants are unaware of which participants have recieved which treatment in order to eliminate bias.  
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experiment   to test or try, espically in order to discover or prove something.  
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experimental group   researchers test or try, espically in order to discover or prove something.  
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experimenter bias   experimenter whose expectations about the outcome of the experiment can be subtly communicated to participants in the experiment.  
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hypothesis   educated guess of what u think is gunna happen.  
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independent variable (IV)   in experimental settings, the stimulus condition whose values are free to vary independently of any other variable in the situation.  
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informed consent   is a phrase often used in law to indicate that the consent a person meets certain minimum standards.  
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nature-nurture controversy   the debute concerning the relative importance of heredity and learning or experience in dererming development and behavior.  
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neroscience/biopsychology perspective   the scientific study of the brain and of the links between brain activity and behavior.  
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participant bias   researcher choosing of participants  
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placebo   a change in behavior in the absence of an experiment manipulation.  
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psychology   the science of the mind or of mental states and processes.  
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sample bias   some members of the intended population are less likely to be included.  
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