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AP: Psychology
For reviewing concepts and vocabulary in Psychology. (AP)
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
09/05/2013

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Physiological
Definition
Having to do with an organism's physical processes.
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Cognitive
Definition
Having to do with an organism's thinking and understanding of the world.
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Psychology
Definition
The scientific study of behaviour that is tested through scientific research.
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Hypothesis
Definition
An prediction abut behaviour that is tested though scientific research.
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Theory
Definition
A set of assumptions used to explain scientific phenomena for its own sake.
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Basic science
Definition
The pursuit of knowledge about natural phenomena for its own sake.
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Applied science
Definition
Discovering ways to use scientific findings to accomplish practical goals.
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Scientific method
Definition
A general approach to gathering information and answering questions so that errors and biases are minimized.
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Structuralist
Definition
A psychologist who studied the basic elements that make up conscious mental experiences.
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Introspection
Definition
A method of self-observation in which participants report their thoughts and feelings.
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Functionalist
Definition
A psychologist who studied the function of consciousness.
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Psychoanalyst
Definition
A psychologist who studies how unconscious motives and conflicts influence human behaviour, feelings, and thoughts.
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Behaviourist
Definition
A psychologist who analyzes how organisms learn or modify their behaviour based on their response to events in the environment.
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Humanist
Definition
A psychologist that believes that each person has freedom in directing his or her future and achieving personal growth.
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Cognitivist
Definition
A psychologist who studies how we process, store, retrieve, and use information, and how thought processes influence our behaviour.
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Psychobiologist
Definition
A psychologist who studies how physical and chemical changes in our body influence behaviour.
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Sociocultural Psychologist
Definition
A psychologist who studies how ethnic and cultural differences affect how we interpret behaviour.
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Empirical approach
Definition
A set of standards that emphasizes careful observation.
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Psychologist
Definition
A scientist who studies the mind and behaviour of humans and animals.
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Psychiatry
Definition
A branch of medicine that deals with mental, emotional, or behavioural disorders.
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Clinical Psychologist
Definition
A psychologist who diagnoses and treats patients with emotional disturbances.
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Counselling Psychologist
Definition
A psychologist who helps people deal with everyday life.
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Developmental Psychologist
Definition
A psychologist that studies how a mind matures and changes over time.
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Educational Psychologist
Definition
A psychologist who is concerned with helping students learn.
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Community Psychologist
Definition
A psychologist who may work in a mental health or social welfare agency.
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Industrial Psychologist
Definition
A psychologist who uses psychological concepts to make the workplace a more satisfying environment.
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Experimental Psychologist
Definition
A psychologist who studies sensation, perception, learning, motivation, and emotion in laboratory conditions.
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Sample
Definition
The small group of participants that a researcher studies.
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Naturalistic Observation
Definition
Observation of the subjects in their natural environment.
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Case study
Definition
Intense investigation of one or more participants.
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Survey
Definition
Data is obtained by asking many individuals a set of questions.
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Longitudinal Study
Definition
Data is collected over a long span of time to observe how characteristics change over time.
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Cross-sectional Study
Definition
Data is collected from groups of different ages so that conclusions can be drawn about differences due to age.
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Correlation
Definition
The measure of a relationship between two variables.
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Hypothesis
Definition
An educated guess about the relationship between two variables.
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Variable
Definition
Any factor that is capable of change.
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Experimental Group
Definition
The group to which an independant variable is applied.
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Control Group
Definition
The group to which an independant variable is not applied.
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Self-fulfilling prophecy
Definition
A situation in which a researcher's expectations influence his or her own behaviour and thereby influence the participant's behaviour.
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Single-blind experiment
Definition
An experiment in which the participants are aware of which participants received the treatment.
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Double-blind experiment
Definition
An experiment in which the participants nor the experimenter are aware of which participants received the treatment.
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Placebo Effect
Definition
A change in a participant's illness or behaviour that results from a belief that the treatment will have an effect rather than from the actual treatment.
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Statistics
Definition
The branch of mathematics concerned with summarizing and making meaningful inferences from collections of data.
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Descriptive statistics
Definition
The listing and summarizing of data in a practical, efficient way.
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Frequency distribution
Definition
An arrangement of data that indicates how often a particular score or observation occurs.
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Normal (bell) Curve
Definition
A graph of frequency shaped frequency distribution shaped like a symmetrical curve.
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Central Tendency
Definition
Number that describes something about the average score of a distribution.
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Variability
Definition
Measure of difference, or spread of data.
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Standard Deviation
Definition
A measure of variability that describes the average distance of every score from the mean.
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Correlation Coefficient
Definition
Describes the direction and strength between two sets of variables.
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Inferential Statistics
Definition
Numerical methods used to determine wether or not research data support a hypothesis or wether results were due to chance.
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