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Define empiricism

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View that knowledge originates in experience and that science should therefore rely on observation and experimentation

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Define structuralism

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Theory of Wundt and Titchener
Used introspection to reveal structure of human mind

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Define functionalism

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Theory of James
Influenced by Darwin
Explored how mental and behavioral process function like how organisms adapt, survive, and flourish

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Define experimental psychology

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Study of behavior and thinking using the experimental method

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Define Behaviorism

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View that psychology should:
Be an objective science
Study behavior without reference to mental processes

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Define humanistic psychology

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Perspective that emphasized growth potential of healthy people

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Define cognitive neuroscience

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Study of brain activity linked with cognition

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Define psychology

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Science of behavior and mental processes

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Define the nature-nurture isssue

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Controversy over contributions that genes and experience make to development of psychological traits and behaviors

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Define natural selection

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Principle that among inherited trait variations, those contributing to reproduction and survival will most likely be passed on to future generations

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Define levels of analysis

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Differing complementary views for analyzing a phenomenon

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Define the biopsychosocial approach

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An approach that incorporates biological, psychological, and social-cultural levels of analysis

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Define behavioral psychology

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Study of observable behavior and explanation by principles of learning

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Define biological psychology

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Study of links between biological and psychological processes

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Define cognitive psychology

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Study of mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating

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Define evolutionary psychology

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Study of the evolution of behavioral and mind using natural selection

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Define psychodynamic psychology

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Study of how unconscious drives and conflicts influence behavior

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Define social-cultural psycholology

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Study of how situations and cultures affect our behavior and thinking using experiments

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Define psychometrics

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Study of the measurement of human abilities, attitudes, and traits

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Define developmental psychology

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Study of physical, cognitive, and social change throughout life

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Define educational psychology

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Study of how psychological processes affect and can enhance teaching and learning

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Define personality psychology

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Study of an individual’s characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting

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Define social psychology

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Study of how we think abt, influence, and relate to one another

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Define industrial-organizational psychology

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Application of psychology concepts and methods to optimize human behavior in workplaces

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Define human factors psychology
Explores how People and machines interact Machines and environments can be made safe and easy to use
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Define counseling psychology
Assist people with problems in living and in achieving well-being
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Define clinical psychology
Assesses and treats people with psychological disorders
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Define psychiatry
Practiced by physicians who provide medical treatments as well as psychological therapy
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Define positive psychology
Study of human functioning with goal of discovering and promoting strengths and virtues to help people thrive
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Define community psychology
Study how people interact with their social environments and how social institutions affect individuals and groups
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Define hindsight bias
Tendency to believe, after learning an outcome, that one would have foreseen it
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Define critical thinking
Thinking that does not blindly accept arguments and conclusions Examines assumptions, assesses sources, discerns hidden values, evaluates evidence, and assesses conclusions
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Define theory
Explanation using integrated set of principles that organizes observations and predicts events
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Define hypothesis
Testable prediction implied by a theory
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Define operational definition
Statement of the exact procedures used in a research study
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Define replication
Repeating essence of a research study to see whether basic finding is generalizable
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Define case study
Descriptive technique in which one individual or group is studied in depth in the hope of revealing principles
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Define naturalistic observation
Observing and recording behavior in naturally occurring situations without trying to manipulate and control the situation
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Define survey
Technique for ascertaining the self-reported attitudes or behaviors of a particular group
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Define sampling bias
Flawed sampling process that produces an unrepresentative sample
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Define population
All those in a group being studied, from which samples may be drawn
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Define random sample
A sample that fairly represents a population because each member has equal chance of inclusion
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Define correlation
A measure of the extent to which 2 variables change together and how well either variable predicts the other
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Define correlation coefficient
A statistical index of the relationship between 2 variables (-1 to 1)
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Define scatterplot
A graphed cluster of dots, each of which represents the values of 2 variables. Slope suggests direction of the relationship. Amount of scatter suggests strength of correlation
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Define illusory correlation
The perception of a relationship where none exists
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Define experiment
Research method in which investigator manipulates 1 or more factors to observe the effect on some behavior or mental process By random assignment of participants, the experimenter aims to control other variables
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Define experimental group
Group exposed to treatment in an experiment
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Define control group
Group not exposed to treatment in experiment, serves as comparison for evaluating the effect of the treatment
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Define random assignment
Assigning participants to experimental and control groups by chance, minimizing preexisting differences
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Define placebo effect
Experimental results caused by expectations alone
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Define independent variable
Experimental factor that is manipulated
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Define confounding variable
Factor other than independent variable that might produce an effect in an experiment
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Define dependent variable
Variable that may change in response to manipulations of independent variable
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Define validity
Extent to which a test or experiment measures or predicts what it’s supposed to
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Define descriptive statistics
Numerical data used to measure and describe characteristics of groups
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Define histogram
Bar graph depicting frequency distribution
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Define mode
Most frequently occurring score in a distribution
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Define mean
Average of a distribution
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Define median
Middle score of a distribution
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Define skewed distribution
Representation of scores that lack symmetry around their average value
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Define range
Difference between the highest and lowest scores in a distribution
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Define standard deviation
Computed measure of how much scores vary around the mean
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Define normal curve
Symmetrical bell-shaped curve that describes the distribution of many times of data: Most scores are near the mean Few scores near the extremes
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Define inferential statistics
Numerical data that allow one to generalize or infer the probability of something being true
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Define statistical significance
Statistical statement of how likely it is that an obtained result occurred by chance
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Define informed consent
Ethical principle that research participants be told enough to enable them to choose whether they wish to participate
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Define debriefing
Post-experimental explanation of a study including its purpose and any deceptions
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Define applied research
Study that aims to solve practical problems
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Define basic research
Pure science that aims to increase scientific knowledge
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Define SQ3R
Study method incorporating 5 steps: Survey, Question, Read, Retrieve, Review
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Define testing effect
Enhanced memory after retrieving rather than simply reading information
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Define double-blind procedure
An experimental procedure in which both the research participants and the research staff are blind about whether the participants have received the treatment or placebo
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Define culture
Enduring behaviors, ideas, attitudes, values, and traditions shared by a group of people and transmitted from one generation to the next

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