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A series of questions about a certain topic used to gather information is ..

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Survey

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Psychology is the study of ..

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Mental process and behavior

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A patients expectations affecting the effectiveness of a drug is called ..

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Placebo effect

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Independent variable is the one you ..

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Manipulate

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In a study, the experimental group ..

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Does receive treatment

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This perspective examines how brain processes and physical functions regulate behavior

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Bio psychology/ physiological

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(T/F)

Experimentation can show causation

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True

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Correlation is

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How closely two things are related to one another

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This perspective focused on the role of the external environment in governing our action

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Behavioral

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Bio psychology is also known as

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Physiological

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The psychoanalytic (psychodynamic) perspective emphasizes the significance of

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The unconscious mind

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(T/F)

Industrial-Organizational (I/O) psychology examines peoples behavior in the workplace

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True

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An examination of internal and primarily unconscious psychological forces

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Psychoanalysis

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(T/F)

Case studies can be used to form a generalized conclusion

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False

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(T/F)

Case studies provided observation of behavior

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True

Question 16

(T/F)

Case studies is prone to bias

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True

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(T/F)

Case studies is descriptive

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True

Question 18

(T/F)

Correlation implies causation

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False

Question 19

In a study, the control group ..

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Does not receive treatment

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Dependent variable is the one you

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Measure

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(T/F)

The sociocultural perspective examines how social environment affect behavior/thoughts

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True

Question 22

Hypothesis is

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A testable prediction, not guess

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Independent variable is

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The cause
Already there
Stands on their own

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Dependent variable is

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The effect

It doesn’t exist until the independent variable causes it

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Illusory correlation

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- Very easy to create false correlations | - false correlation

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How are experiments done?

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by manipulating variables in controlled environment

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Confederates

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False participants

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Error ratio for surveys

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3%

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Error ratios for experiments

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5%

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Survey is

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Carefully worded questions asked for a specific group

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Naturalistic observation is

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Attempting to observe real bahavior

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Case study is

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Detailed history of a unique individual

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Physiological psychology (bio-psychology) is the study of

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Brian, nervous system, endocrine glands

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Which is the most prominent area

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Physiological psychology/ | Bio-psychology

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Which is the easiest area to understand and accept bc it gives black and White explanation

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Physiological psychology | Bio-psychology

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What is psychology

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The scientific study of the human mind and behavior

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50% of psychologist come from

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Clinical and counseling

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To practice clinical you need a

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PHD

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To practice counseling you need a

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Masters

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Will clinical or counseling just check things off?

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Clinical

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Which can prescribe medication, clinical or counseling?

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Clinical

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Which will check what is affecting life functioning and see how to make better, clinical or counseling?

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Counseling

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Which area does the following? - diagnosis from diagnostic statistical manual (DSM) - then treatment

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Clinical

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Social psychology is

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Is the measure of the affect of the individual by the presence of others

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Personality psychology is

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The focus on those traits that are stable and enduring that comprise personality

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How many personality traits is there?

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16

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What is industrial & organizational psychology using there resources for?

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- Recruitment - training - working condition (function for your people) - retention (how to keep the right people) - exit interview

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Experimental psychology is the study of ..

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Research design and statistics

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Experimental psychology focused on

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Learning, cognition, sensation and perception