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Chapter 1
psychological science
Term | Definition |
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psychology | the scientific study of behaviour, thought, and experience, and how they can be affected by physical, mental, social, and environmental factors |
scientific method | a way of learning about the world through collecting observations, developing theories to explain them, and using the theories to make predictions |
hypothesis | a testable prediction about processes that can be observed and measured |