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| Behavior and mental processes |
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| Branch studies potential human growth |
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| Integrated approach study levels biology mental culture |
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| Retention method for reading |
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| Research builds knowledge base |
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| Branch studies thought processes |
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| Practitioner w/medical degree and psychology PhD |
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| Traits enable organism to survive |
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| Research solving practical problems |
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| Contributions genes or experience for development |
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| Psychology as objective w/o mental reference |
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| Enhanced learning with retrieval practice |
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| Treats individuals w/severe disorders |
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| Work to create healthy social and physical environments |
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| Explanation study purpose and deception |
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| Examine assumption value evidence |
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| Information given for decision to participate |
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| Enduring behaviors attitudes ideas traditions |
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| Knew it all along phenomenon |
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| Repeating a research study |
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| In depth study of one individual |
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| How likely result occurred by chance |
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| Measure variance two factors and relation |
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| Each member equal chance inclusion |
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| Observe and record behavior without intervening |
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| Explains organized principles |
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| Cause effect research manipulating variable |
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| Questioning a representative random sample |
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| Precise description of research variables |
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| Group Receives independent variable |
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| Most frequent score in distribution |
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| Symmetrical bell shaped curve of data distribution |
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| Average of distribution add scores divide by total |
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| Neither participants nor researchers know who received independent variable IV |
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| Variance of scores around mean of distribution |
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| Measured changes in response to manipulated variable |
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| Difference between highest lowest distribution score |
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| Experimental effect caused by expectation |
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| Middle most score of distribution |
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| Another variable produces effect NOT IV |
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| Group does NOT receive independent variable |
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| Measured changes in response to manipulated variable |
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| Studies links between biology and behavior |
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| Tiny space between neurons |
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| Fatty tissue speeds transmission and insulates axon |
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| Neurotransmitters reabsorption |
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| Peripheral Nervous System |
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| Sensory and motor neurons connect CNS to body |
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| level stimulation required trigger neural impulse |
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| Entire body electrochemical communication network |
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| Natural pain control neurotransmitter |
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| Basic building block nervous system |
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| Cables connect CNS with muscles glands sense organs |
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| Neuron outgoing information brain to muscles and glands |
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| Parasympathetic Nervous System |
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| Division autonomic nervous system calms body |
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| Chemical messenger of endocrine system |
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| Pair endocrine glands secrete hormones help in stressful time |
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| Slow chemical communication of hormones |
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| Division PNS controls glands and internal organ muscles |
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| Sympathetic Nervous System |
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| Division autonomic nervous system arouses mobilizes |
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| Simple autonomic response to sensory stimulus |
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| Division PNS controls skeletal muscles |
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| Neuron incoming information to brain from sensory receptors |
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| Neuron internal communication |
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| Master gland regulates all glands |
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| Electroencephalogram (EEG) |
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| Recording brain electrical waves |
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| Nerve Network through brainstem controls arousal |
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| Neural system for emotions and drives |
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| Positron Emission Tomography (PET) |
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| Recording active brain glucose use |
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| Oldest part brain for automatic survival function |
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| Base brainstem controls heartbeat and breathing |
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| Directs all incoming sensory information to assigned location |
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| Neural cluster in limbic system linked to emotion |
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| Brain function recording blood flow |
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| Structure directs eating, drinking, body temp, and pituitary gland |
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| Coordinates movements and balance |
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| Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) |
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| Brain anatomy using magnetic fields and radio waves |
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