T.O.P

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is a set of related assumptions that allows scientists to use logical
deductive reasoning to formulate testable hypotheses

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Theory

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is the branch
of study concerned with observation and classification of data and with the verification of general laws through the testing of hypotheses.

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Science

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is an educated guess or prediction specific enough for its validity to be tested through
the use of the scientific method.

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Hypothesis

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is a classification of things according to their natural relationships

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Taxonomy

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is one that defines units in terms of
observable events or behaviors that can be measured

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Operational definition

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It holds that behavior is a function of
past experiences

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Causality

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It is an explanation of behavior in terms
of future goals or purposes

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Teleology

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The
_______ of a measuring instrument is the extent to which it yields consistent
results.

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reliability

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is the degree to which an instrument measures what it is supposed to
measure.

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validity

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it includes all those relatively permanent traits or characteristics
that render some consistency to a person’s behavior.

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personality

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comes from the Latin persona, or the mask that
people present to the outside world, but psychologists see personality as
much more than outward appearances.

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personality

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a disorder typically characterized by paralysis or the improper
functioning of certain parts of the body.

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hysteria

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the process of removing hysterical
symptoms through “talking them out.

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catharsis

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What are the three provinces of the mind?

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• Id
• Ego
• Superego

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It is the most primitive part of the mind

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Id

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It is the pleasure principle

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Id

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It is the reality principle

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Ego

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It is the idealistic principle

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Superego

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a stimulus within the
person, It operate as a constant motivational force.

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Drives

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It represents the moral and ideal aspects
of personality

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Superego

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Freud used the word _________ for the sex drive

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libido

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Besides
the genitals, the mouth and anus are especially capable of producing sexual pleasure and are called

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Erogenous zones

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What do you call a condition where Infants are primarily self-centered, with their libido invested almost exclusively on their own ego.

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Primary narcissism

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is the need for sexual pleasure by inflicting pain or humiliation on another person.

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Sadism

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experience
sexual pleasure from suffering pain and humiliation inflicted either by themselves
or by others.

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Masochism

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it is a felt,
affective, unpleasant state accompanied by a physical sensation that warns the
person against impending danger.

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anxiety

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It is defined as apprehension about an unknown danger

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neurotic anxiety

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It is a anxiety where it stems from the conflict between
the ego and the superego.

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moral anxiety

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It is
defined as an unpleasant, nonspecific feeling involving a possible danger.

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realistic anxiety

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The most basic defense mechanism, because it is involved in each of the others,

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Repression

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One of the ways in which a repressed impulse may become conscious is through
adopting a disguise that is directly opposite its original form.

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Reaction formation

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A repressed impulse where people can redirect their unacceptable urges onto a variety of people or objects
so that the original impulse is disguised or concealed.

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Displacement

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A defense mechanism that is when the prospect of taking
the next step becomes too anxiety provoking, the ego may resort to the strategy
of remaining at the present, more comfortable psychological stage.

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Fixation