PSYC 210 Chapter 1 Flashcards
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Theory
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a set of RELATED ASSUMPTIONS that allows scientists to use LOGICAL DEDUCTIVE REASONING to formulate a TESTABLE HYPOTHESIS
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personality
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a pattern of RELATIVELY PERMANENT TRAITS and UNIQUE characteristics that give consistency and individuality to a person’s BEHAVIOR
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hypothesis
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a SPECIFIC GUESS , often DERIVED FROM A THEORY, that can be TESTED using the SCIENTIFIC METHOD
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taxonomy
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CLASSIFICATION of things according to their NATURAL RELATIONSHIPS
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speculation
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a conclusion made from observations
