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Psych 1 - Smoney

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Psychology   show
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Structuralism   show
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show Early school of psychology that emphasized studying the purpose, or function, of behavior and mental experiences. How behavior functions to allow people and animals to adapt to their environments. (William James)  
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show Personalisty theory and form of psychotherapy that emphasize the role of unconscious factors in personality and behavior. (Freud)  
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Behaviorism   show
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Humanistic Psychology   show
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Biological Perspective   show
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show Break from traditional behaviorism, focus on how mental processes influence behavior but also how it influences memory, language, and problem solving. (Miller)  
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show People in different cultures act differently in some cases.  
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show Analyzes behaviors in terms of how it helps that species survive. (Darwin)  
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Scientific method   show
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show Evidence that is based upon objective observation, measurement, and/or experimentation.  
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Hypothesis   show
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Variable   show
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Operational Definition   show
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Statistics   show
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Statistically significant   show
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show Stat technique that involves combining and analyzing the results of many research studies on a specific topic in order to identify overall trends.  
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show repeat the study  
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show Tentative explanation for something  
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show Observing behavior in order to describe the relationship among behaviors and events.  
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show Recording of behaviors as they occur in their natural settings.  
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show In order for a claim to be scientifically tested and proved true, there must be identifiable evidence that could prove the claim false.  
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show Intensive study of a single or small group  
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show Questionnaire or interview designed to investigate the opinions, behaviors, or characteristics of a particular group.  
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Representative sample   show
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random selection   show
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correlational study   show
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experimental method   show
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random assignment   show
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control   show
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placebo control group   show
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show get better with repetition  
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show change in the subject's behavior produced by the subject's belief that change should happen; also called placebo effects.  
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show nobody knows  
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demand characteristics   show
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opportunity sampling   show
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self sampling   show
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stratified   show
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show people act dif when observed  
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