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Chapter one

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behavior and mental process   show
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show Wundt used the scientific method to study the fundamental psychological process. mental reaction time to visual or auditory stimuli.  
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show Wundt  
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who opened the first research laboratory in 1879 at the University of Leipzig?   show
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structionalism, welcomed women into his graduate program   show
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became the first major school of thought in psychology, study of the most basic components or structure of conscious experience   show
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even our most complex conscious experiences could be broken down into elemental structures or parts of sensation or feelings   show
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show William James  
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show functionalism  
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show functionalism  
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show functionalism  
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show structionalism (thitchner)  
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origin of species   show
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founded the first psychology school in the u.s. at John Hopkins University in 1883. (APA)   show
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show Mary Whitkons Calkins  
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show Francis Sumner  
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pavlov and watson   show
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show behavoirism  
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show psychoanalysis  
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study of observable behavoirs not mental processes   show
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show Sigmund Freud  
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developed a theory of personality based on uncovering causes of behavior that were unconscious or hidden from the persons conscious awareness   show
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school of psychoanalysis   show
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emphasized the role of unconscious conflicts in determining behavior and personality   show
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show Sigmund Freud  
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school of psychology and theoretical viewpoints that emphasize each persons unique potential for psychological growth and self directions   show
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show skinner  
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show Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow  
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show Humanistic psychology  
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show Carl Rogers  
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show Carl Rogers  
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show Carl Rogers  
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show Abraham Maslow  
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What are the perspectives in psychology?   show
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show Biological Perspective  
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show Neuroscience  
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show psychodynamic perspective  
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study how behavior is acquired or modified by enviromental causes   show
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show humanistic perspective  
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emphasis on psycological growth and human potential, contributed to emergence of new perspective. study of positive emotions and psychological states   show
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show positive psychological perspective  
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show cognitive revolution  
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show cognitive perspective  
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show cross-cultural perspective  
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common behaviors are not always universal   show
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show social striving  
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show social loafing  
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show evolutionary psychology  
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show ethnocentrism  
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show individualistic cultures  
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culture that emphasize the needs and goals of the group   show
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biological, clinical, cognitive, counseling, educational, experimental, developmental, forensic, health, industrial/organizational, personality, rehabilitation, social sports, military   show
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studies the relationship between psychological processes and the bodys physical system, including the brain, nervous system, endocrine system, immune and genetics   show
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show biological psychology  
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show clinical psychology  
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investigates mental, reasoning, thinking, problem solving, memory, perception, mental imagery and language   show
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helps people adjust, adapt, cope   show
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studies how people of all ages learn, develop instructional methods and materials used to train people in educational and work setting   show
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used to describe research on basic subjects,like sensory, perceptual, learning, emotion, motivation   show
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show developmental psychology  
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techniques used in legal issues,assesement, treatment of offenders,mental, competency to stand trial, custody, jury selection   show
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focuses on role of psychological factors in development, prevention, treatment of illness   show
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show industrial/organizational psychology  
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show personality psychology  
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helping peoplew/chronic health conditions adapt to their situation   show
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show social psychology  
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uses theory and knowledge to enhance athletic motivation   show
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idea that mind and body were separate entities that interact to produce sensations, emotions, and other conscious experience   show
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show describe, explain, predict, conrol/influence behavior and mental process.  
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what is the scientific method?   show
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show formulate question, desing a study/collect data, analyze data/arrive conclusion, report results  
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show empirical evidence  
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factor that can vary or change in a way that can be observed, measured and verified   show
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active process of minimizing preconceptions and biases while evaluating evidence, determining conclusion and considering explination   show
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show naturalistic observation  
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combining results of many research studies   show
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show descriptive research method  
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fake/false science that makes claims based on little or no evidence   show
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show case study  
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show strongly two factors are related   show
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show correlational coefficient  
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one in which two factors vary in the same direction   show
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selected sample that very closely parallels the larger population being studied on relevant characteristics   show
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process in wich subjects are selected randomly from a larger group, every group member has an equal chance of being included   show
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extraneous variable also called   show
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method of investigation used to demonstrate cause/effect relationships by purposely manipulating one factor thought to produce change in another factor   show
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show independent variable  
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factor that is observed and measured for change, thought to be influenced by the independent variable also called outcome variablle   show
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factor other than one being studied that if not controlled could affect the outcome of the experiment   show
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show experimental group  
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finding that two factors vary in opposite directions. one increases as the other decreases   show
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show random assignment  
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an expiremental control in wich neither the participant nor the researcher are aware of the group or condition to which the participants have been assigned   show
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show demand characteristics  
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any change in performance that results from repetition of task   show
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any change that can be directly attributed to the independent or treatment variable after controlling for other possible influences   show
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group of participants who are exposed to all experimental conditions, except the independent variable. the group against which changes in the experimental group are compared   show
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show comparitive psychology  
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show renee descartes  
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biology, genetic, dna   show
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enviroment   show
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