Chapter 1 Section 1 Flashcards
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Physiological
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Having to do with an organism’s physical processes
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Congnitive
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Having to do with an organism,s thinking and understanding
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Psychology
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The scientific study of behavior that is tested through scientific research
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Hypothesis
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An assumption or prediction about behavior that is tested through scientific research
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Theory
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set of assumptions used to explain phenomena and offered for scientific study
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Basic science
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The pursuit of knowledge about natural phenomena for its own sake
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Applied science
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discovering ways to use scientific findings to accomplish practical goals
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Scientific method
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A general approach to gathering information and answering and answering questions so that errors and biases minimized
