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Case study

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A detailed in-depth examination of a specific individual, group, or event

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Experiment

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Using controlled studies and a dependent and independent variable to answer a question. Also the independent variable needs to be manipulated

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Correlational Study

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It aims to determine if there is an association between two variables

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Naturalistic Observation

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a research method where researchers observe individuals in their natural environments WITHOUT interfering or manipulating the situation

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Reticular activating system(RAS)

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controls arousal(wakefulness and alertness)

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Somatic nervous system

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Subdivision of PNS, responsible for voluntary movement

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Autonomic nervous system

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Subdivision of PNS, responsible for automatic(unconscious) movement

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Parasympathetic Nervous System

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Rest and Digest

Parachute(helps you slow down)

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Sympathetic Nervous System

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Fight or Flight

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EEG

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Measures brain activity with electricity

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CAT scan

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X-ray pictures of the brain from different angles

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MRI

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Snapshot 3D pics of the brain

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fMRI

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3D live footage of the brain

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PET scan

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3D live footage of the brain that shows glucose in the brain

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P-value

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Describes the probability of how likely your data would’ve occurred randomly.

p >.05 it is not random
p<.05 it was random

The SMALLER the value the less likely it was random.
The LARGER the value the more likely it was random

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Statistical significance

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Whether a research outcome is likely due to chance or not

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Qualitative Research

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Descriptive and subjective

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Quantitative Research

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Measurable and objective

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Operational Definition

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specifies how a variable will be observed and measured in a research study

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Independent Variable

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The variable that is changed and being studied

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Dependent Variable

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The outcome

It DEPENDS on the other variable

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Thalamus

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Sensory information

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Hippocampus

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Memory

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Amygdala

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Emotions

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Hypothalamus
Temperature regulation
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Cerebellum
Coordinates movement
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Evolutionary Psych
Concerned with mating strategies
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Temporal Lobe
Auditory processing
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Confirmation bias
Searching for information that supports your previous view
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Hindsight bias
After the fact, saying that you knew the outcome all along
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Sunk-cost fallacy
Continuing to put time and effort into something bad for you because you have already given it too much time
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Multi-store model of Memory
Sensory Memory to Short-Term/Working Memory then Rehearsal Loop then Long Term Memory
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Elaborative rehearsal
organization and understanding of information that goes into long-term memory
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Maintenance Rehearsal
Repetition for short-term memory
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Flynn Effect
Gain in IQ scores over time
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Validity
How well an assessment measures what it is supposed to measure
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Mode
The value that appears the most in a set
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Serial Position Effect
the tendency to remember items at the beginning and end of a list better than those in the middle
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Retroactive Interference
new information makes you forget old information
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Proactive Interference
old information makes you forget new information
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Likert scale
asks participants to rank their agreement to a statement using a range of numbers or words like very-likely, somewhat likely...
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What percent of all scores are typically within one standard deviation above or below the mean?
68%
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Schemas
mental frameworks for how people think about the world
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Heuristics
focus on fast and successful routes to the solution
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Longitudinal study
repeated observation of the same individuals or groups over an extended period of time
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Cross-sectional study
observational studies that analyze data from a population at a SINGLE point in time
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Social reciprocity
behaving in ways that give back to others based on what has been done for the person
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Achievement identity
Child has developed a true sense of self
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Diffusion identity
Child has been unable to develop a true identity
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Foreclosure identity
Child has gained identity due to adult guidance
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Moratorium identity
Child has paused their search for true identity
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Sensorimotor Stage
0-2 years old Object Permanence
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Preoperational Stage
2-7 years old Egocentrism Animism
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Concrete Operational Stage
7-11 years oold Conservation
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Formal Operational Stage
12+ years old Hypothetical Reasoning
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Overgeneralization
When grammar rules are incorrectly applied because a child doesn't have the biggest vocabulary
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Correlation coefficient
The closer it is to 1 or -1, the more likely the two attributes are related A correlation of 0 means the attributes are not related
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Positive Correlation
When one attribute increases, so does the other one Graph has a positive slope
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Negative Correlation
When one attribute increases, the other decreases Graph has a negative slope
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What does a normal curve look like?
The mean, mode, and median are all in the middle
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What does a positive skew curve look like?
Most values are on the lower end, but some really large values
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What does a negative skew curve look like?
Most values are on the higher end, but some really small values
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Confounding variable
An unknown factor that plays a role in two attributes seeming related
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Fundamental attribution error
Overestimating people's character traits rather than their circumstances
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Elaboration Likelihood Model
Consists of central route persuasion and peripheral route persuasion
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Central Route Persuasion
Telling someone the facts to convince them
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Peripheral Route Persuasion
Focusing on the periphery of the object to convince them Attractiveness, taste
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General Adaptation Syndrome(GAS)
Step 1: Alarm - Body reacts to a stressor Step 2: Resistance - The body tries to maintain homeostasis Step 3: Exhaustion - Body is tired and gets sick most likely
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Phonological loop
Repeating info out loud so you can remember it
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Informed consent
When people of age give consent, otherwise it is informed assent
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Cognitive dissonance
the mental discomfort that results from holding two conflicting beliefs
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Law of Effect
A person is more likely to engage in a behavior more frequently when the behavior is followed by a positive result

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