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| a "medicine that has no active ingredients and works by the power of suggestion |
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| a study during which neither participants nor researchers know to which group any subject belongs |
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| a statement of the results that the experimenter expects |
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| people or animals on whom the experiment is conducted. |
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| factors that change in an experiment is conducted |
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| the factor that the experimenter manipulates or chantes in a study |
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| the factors in a study that changes or varies as a result of changes in the independent variable |
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| research that takes place outside the laboratory |
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| the group on which the critical part of the experiment is performed |
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| the group that does not participate in the critical part of the experiment |
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| a method of research using question on feelings, opinions, or behavior patterns |
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| a group that represents a larger group |
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| a research method that involves studying subjects without their being aware that they are being watched |
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| a research method that involves studying people face to face and asking questions |
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| research that collects lengthy, detailed information about a person's background, usually for psychological treatment |
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| observation and measurement of the subject using objective measures (as opposed to an interview) |
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| a method of research that looks at different ago groups at the same time in order to understand changes that occur during the life span |
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| a method of research that studies the same group of people over an extended period of time |
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| the scientific study of the behavior of humans and animals |
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| general framework for scientific study smaller aspects can be tested |
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| those who study the origin, cause, or results of certain behaviors |
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| those who make direct use of the findings of research psychologists; deal directly with clients |
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| the process of looking into yourself and describing what is there |
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| In 1859 he suggested that animal and humans had evolved and changes. He started the concept of relating animal and human behaviors. |
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| (1832-1920) Called "Father of Psychology" because he started the first laboratory for studying humans |
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| (1856-1939) An Austrian physician, developed a theory of personalities. He thought that our personalities were influenced by things we are not aware of. Things that happen during childhood can explain our personalities in adulthood. |
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| (1842-1910) Philosopher and Harvard professor. He studied how humans function and how they adapt to their environment. He believed that everyone perceives and reacts to the world differently. |
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| (1878-1958) American psychologists that studied the human emotion and behaviorism and how we associate it with experiences. |
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| The process of making your own system by borrowing from two or more other systems. |
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| Viewing behavior as the result of nervous system functions and biology. |
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| Viewing behavior as the product of learning and associations. |
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| (1904-1990) He believed that we are mechanically controlled by the environment and that we become what the environment wants us to be come, example good or bad. The idea that we are robots and really don't have a choice. |
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| believing that people are basically good and capable of helping themselves |
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| a system of viewing the individual as the product of unconscious forces |
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| Emphasizing how humans use mental processes to handle problems or develop certain personality characteristics. |
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| Behavior viewed as strongly influences by the rules and expectations of specific social groups or cultures. |
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