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| People are naturally positice and growth oriented |
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| Major emphasis of the Neuroscience/Biopsychology perspective: |
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| Genetic & Biological processes in the brain and nervous system |
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| 2 Variables that move in opposite directions from each other: as 1 variable increases...the other decreases |
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| Major emphasis of Psychoanalytic Perspective: |
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Define:
Experimental Group
Control Group |
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Experimental Group: has the independent variable introduced to it;
Control Group is treated IDENTICALLY to the experimental group but does NOT have the independent variable introduced. |
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| A type of study in which NEITHER the experimenter nor the participant know to which group the participant belongs to. |
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| A type of research done to see if a relationship exists between 2 or more variables |
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| 2 variables moving in the same direction: they can increase or decrease TOGETHER |
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| Thoughts, perceptions and information processing |
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Independent Variable:
Dependent Variable |
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Independent Variable: the variable that is manipulated by the experimenter;
Dependent Variable: the observed variable that is MEASURED by the experimenter: not the results/outcome of the study |
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What type of statement(s) are permitted by:
1) Experimental methods:
2) Descriptive/Correlational methods: |
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1) Experimental methods:
1 Variable causes, affects or influences the other.
2) Descriptive/Correlational methods:
-There is a non causal relationship between 2 variables: you can not say that 1variable causes, affects or influences the other;
-Can predit |
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| Objective, observed environmental influences on overt behavior. |
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Defining characterisitc of:
1) Descriptive/Correlational methodology and
2) Experimental Methodology |
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1) Descriptive/ Correlational Methodology: simply OBSERVE variables
2) Experimental Methodology: manipulate variables |
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