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study of mind or soul.
systematic study of behavior. |
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| engage in the study of psychology in order to understand, explain, and predict behavior. |
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"It Depends"
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| Few things are true of all people all the time. |
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Research progress depends on good measurement
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| Progress in science depends on new techniques, new discoveries, and new ideas. |
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Correlation does not indicate causation
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| Media loves to make causation statements about correlation studies. |
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William Wundt
father of psych |
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* a physician who did research on workings of senses
* established the first psych. lab in Leipzig,Germany in 1879
* got people interested |
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* popularized psych
* proposed existence of an "unconscious mind" rooted in our animal origins |
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| observer or participants are oblivious |
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* observer and participants are oblivious.
* control |
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| item that expermenter changes or controls |
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| item that experimenter changes or controls |
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| compares groups of individuals of different ages simultaneously |
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| follows single group of individuals as developing |
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| combines cross-sectional and longitudinal study, studying groups of people of different ages at multiple points in each groups lifespan |
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| autonomy vs. shame and doubt |
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| identity vs. role confusion |
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| generality vs. stagnation |
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| ego integrity vs. despair |
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| observable and measureble |
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