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Chapter 1

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Definition
Structuralism   Wundt + Tichner -elements of thought introspection Conscious/Aware  
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Introspection   observing own thoughts, feelings and sensations  
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Gestalt + Wertheimer   "whole picture" conscious/aware  
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William James   functionalism -what behaviors do we need to survive our envioronment conscious/aware  
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Freud   Unconscious Psycho analitic- dreams, surpressed feelings, memories  
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Behaviorism   John B. Watson Baby Albert Stimulus-Response what reenforcers are taking place? B.F Skinner  
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Population of Interest   researchers would include every person they are interested in studying  
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Sample   researchers selection of a portion or subset of the population  
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Naturalistic Observation   research studies that are conducted in the environment in which the behavior typically occurs  
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Case Study   in depth observation of on participant  
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Generalizability   conclusions that are drawn from case studies are limited to the topic being studied  
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Surveys   asking a large group of people about their attitudes, beliefs and behaviors  
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Correlation   test the relationship between 2 or more variables  
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Positive Correlation   one variable relates to another, when one variable increases the second one also increases  
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Negative Correlation   one variable increases the other variable decreases  
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Placebo Effect   when participants show changes simply cause they believe or expect treatment to have certain effects  
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Double Blind Studies   neither experimenters nor participants know who's receiving a placebo and who is treatment  
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Confounding Variables   potentially problematic variables  
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Random Assignment   to conditions of the study  
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Quasi Experiment   researcher manipulates the independent variable and sets the other conditions to be the same for both groups  
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4 Goals of Psychological Research   -describe behavior -predict behavior -explain behavior -control or change behavior  
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Scientific Method   -predict -hypothesize -design a study/ conduct a study -analyze data -reject or accept hypothesis  
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operation definition   how you measure  
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Selection bias   sampling bias not random or not representative of the population  
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Social Desirability Bias   answering the way you think you're supposed to  
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predictive hypothesis   determine on outcome  
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independent variable   something being manipulated  
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dependent variable   what's being measured  
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control group   not receiving the manipulation  
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experimental group   participants receiving manipulation  
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confounds   another variable influencing the dv other than the iv  
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informed consent   inform participants of any risks during the process wherein the researcher establishes a clear and fair agreement with participants  
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confidentiality   personal info about participants obtained by the researcher during the course of investigation  
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debriefing   full disclosure by researcher to inform participants of the true purpose of research  
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biological perspective   look for a physical cause for a particular behavior  
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evolutionary perspective   proposes that natural selection is the process at work  
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cognitive perspective   explains behavior with an emphasis on thoughts and interpretations based on memory, expectations, beliefs, problem solving, or decision making  
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psychodynamic perspective   focuses on internal often unconscious mental processes, motives, and desires or childhood conflicts to explain behavior  
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behavioral perspective   focuses on external causes of behavior how stimuli in our environment and th erewareds and punishments we receive influence our behavior and mental processes  
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sociocultural perspective   suggests that your society of culture influences your actions  
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humanistic perspective   behavior stemming from free will and your own choices  
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eclectic approach   all the perspectives put together  
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