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Structuralism

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Structure > function. The belief of Wilhelm Wundt.

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Introspection

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looking inward to understand psychological questions

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Functionalism

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understanding how the conscious mind is related to behavior

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Psychodynamic/Psychoanalytical approach

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behavior is determined by past expiriences (emphasis on unconscious conflicts)

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Humanistic approach

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Humans have free will and are able to grow

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Evolutionary approach

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evolutionary bio to explain behaviors (natural selection)
Ex: study of how anger could be a gene inhiereted from ancestors

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biological approach

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behavior is a physical process -we are who we are because of biological factors

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cognitive approach

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our thought processes impact how we behave
ex: how emotions impact how we feel

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Descriptive research

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surveys, interviews, case studies, observations

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correlational research

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Longitudinal, correlation not causation, finding out that something is not why it is

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experimental research

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independent and dependent variables, control groups, validity, biases, relationships between variables

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mean

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all numbers added then divided by amount of numbers

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median

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number in the middle of a data set

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mode

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number that occurs the most

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range

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difference (subtraction) between highest and lowest scores

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Standard deviation

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difference (subtraction) between value and mean

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normal distribution

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the center of the graph is the mean, every section is then divided by one standard deviation

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18
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percent of data between one standard deviation

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68.27%

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percent of data between two standard deviations

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95.45%

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percent of data between three standard deviations

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99.73%

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negative skew

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majority of data is to the right of the mean

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positive skew

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majority of data is to the left of the mean

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survey

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self reporting

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case study

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close look at one person

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natural observation

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observing with no interference

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meta-analysis

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looks at and combines all published results of a study

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factor analysis

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looking at large amounts of data to find big trends

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population

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total number of a group

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sample

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Representative group in a study

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Operational definition

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agreed upon definition of how a variable is going to be measured/observed

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control group

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group not exposed to independent variable but kept same in all other aspects

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experimental group

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the group receiving the independent variable

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confounding variable

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a variable other than the independent variable that may effect the outcome

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placebo

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getting results based on expectations alone

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null hypothesis

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treatment had no effect

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alternate hypothesis

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treatment had an effect

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alpha

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accepted probability that the result is due to chance (up to 5%)

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P value

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shows if results are statistically significant (less that 5% is statistically insignificant)

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H0

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null hypothesis

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H1

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alternate hypothesis

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Correlation coefficient

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-1.0 to + 1.0

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R value

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the closer R is to 1, the stronger the relationship

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selection bias

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bias during the selection process (differences between groups present during the beginning of the experiment, random assignment used to account for this)

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experimenter bias

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when the experimenter influences the outcome (double blind study accounts for this)

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empirical method

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getting knowledge through observation, collecting data, and logical reasoning

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natural selection

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organisms that are better adapted to the environment survive longer

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john locke

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Believed the mind is under control of natural laws

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tabula rasa

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john lockes term to describe the state of an unknowing infant

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rene descartes

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believed the physical world and everything in it ran like machines and behaved in predictable ways

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wilhelm wundt

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founded structuralism

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william james

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believed in functionalism

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dualism

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divides the world into two parts; body and mind/spirit

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pre-screening/advertising bias

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advertising may effect results

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healthy user bias

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when the selected group does not accurately represent the general population

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Conceptual definition

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theory/issue being studied

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external validity

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the extent in which the results of a study can be generalized to other contexts in the real world

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internal validity

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Certainty that the results of an experiment can be attributed to the manipulation of the independent variable

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inter-rater reliability

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degree to which different raters agree on their observations of the same data

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inferential statistics

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allows researchers to test hypotheses and then determine how confident they can be in their inference of the data

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type 1 error

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says there is a difference when there is not

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type 2 error

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says there is no difference when there is

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Contemporary psychology

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the modern study of behaviors and mental processes using traditional psychological theories

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psychometric psychology

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the use of tests and quizzes to measure the intelligence of others (most often those with brain injuries, neurological disorders, ect.)

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Plato (and socrates)’s view of the mind

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the mind is separate from the body and therefore continues after it dies

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Aristotles belief of knowledge

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knowledge results from our memories and experiences

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approach associated with conditioning

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behavioral

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human factors psychology

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the study of how people interact with machines and technology

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industrial/organizational psychology

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focuses on scientifically based solutions to human problems in work/organizational settings

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Wundts experimental studies involved

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reactions to sensory stimuli

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