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| The scientific study of behavior and mental processes. |
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| In your own words, What is the definition of Psychology? |
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1. Observe and Theorize
2. Formulate a Hypothesis
3. Design a Study
4. Collect Data
5. Apply results to the hypothesis |
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| The scientific method consists of the orderly, systematic procedures that researchers follow as they identify a research problem. What are the steps of the Scientific Method? |
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1. Description
2. Explanation
3. Prediction
4. Influence |
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| What are the goals of Psychology? |
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| Information-Processing Theory |
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| An approach to the study of mental structures and processes that uses the computer as a model for human thinking. |
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| In an experiment, The group that is exposed to an independent variable. |
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| In an experiment, a group similar to the experimental group that is exposed to the same experimental environment but is not given the treatment used for purposes of comparison. |
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| A general principle or set of principles proposed to explain how a number of separate facts are related. |
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| In your own words, What is theory? |
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| A prediction about a relationship between two or more variables |
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| The part of the neuron that contains the nucleus and carries out the metabolic functions of the neuron. |
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| specialized cells in the brain and spinal cord that holds neurons together, remove waste products such as dead neurons, and perform other manufacturing,nourishing, and clean up tasks |
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