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AP Psych Vocab I
list 1 of vocabulary terms and definitions
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Psychology
11th Grade
01/13/2013

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empiricism
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the view that a) knowledge comes from experience via the senses, and b)science flourishes throufh observation and experiment.
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functionalism
Definition
focuses on how mental & behavioral processes function &help organisms adapt & survive.
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humanistic psychology
Definition
perspective that emphasized the growth potential of healthy people; used personalized methods to study personality in hopes of fostering personal growth.
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psychology
Definition
The scientific study of behavioral and mental processes.
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structuralism
Definition
Using introspection to discover elements of the mind.
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case study
Definition
an observatopn technique in which one person is studied in depth in the hope of revealing universal principles.
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correlation
Definition
A measure of the extent to which two factors vary together, and thus of how well either factor predicts the other
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false consensus effect
Definition
the tendency to overestimate the extent to which others share our beliefs and behaviors.
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illusory correlation
Definition
the perception of a relationship where none exists.
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naturalistic observation
Definition
observing and recording behavior in naturally occurring situations without trying to manipulate & control the situation.
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standard deviation
Definition
A computed score of how much scores vary around the mean score.
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statistical significance
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A statistical statement of how likely it is that an obtained result occured by chance.
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theory
Definition
An explanation using an integrated set of principles that organizes and predicts observations.
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