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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
03/12/2013

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Anthropology
Definition
The study of human culture
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Applied Research
Definition
Research that focuses on solving particular practical problems
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Basic Research
Definition
Research that focuses on a general understanding of basic principles that can be applied to many different problems
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Behaviorism
Definition
Theoretical approach that seeks to explain behavior in terms of learning principles, without reference to inner states, thoughts, or feelings
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Between Subjects Design
Definition
Participants are exposed to only one level of the independent variable
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Biological Psychology
Definition
The study of what happens in the brain, nervous system, and other aspects of the body
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Clinical Psychology
Definition
Branch of psychology that focuses on behavior disorders and other forms of mental illness, and how to treat them
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Cognitive Psychology
Definition
The study of thought processes
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Confederate
Definition
A research assistant pretending to be another participant in a study
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Confounding
Definition
Occurs when the effects of two variables cannot be separate
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Cause and Effect
Definition
Independent and Dependent
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Convergent Validity
Definition
A measure has convergent validity if it is highly correlated with similar measures
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Correlation
Definition
The relationship or association between two variables
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Cronbach
Definition
A measure of how internally consistent items within a scale are (Scale of 1 to 10)
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Deception Studies
Definition
Research studies that withhold information to be misleading
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Demand Characteristics
Definition
Any clues in a study that suggests the researchers hypothesis
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Developmental Psychology
Definition
The study of how people change over their lifetime
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