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Psychology
The scientific study of the mind, brain and behavior
Cognition
The mental processes involved in different aspects of thinking
Psychoanalysis
the school of psychology founded by segmound freud, that focuses on internal psychological process of which were unaware
Hypothesis
A testable prediction derived from a scientific theory
Variable
Anything that can vary in research or experiment.
Case Study
Research design to examine a person or a small number of people in depth, often over an extended time period.
Dependent Variable
A variable that an examiner measures to see wether the manipulation has an effect.
Validity
Extent through which a measure assesses what it claims to measure
Cognition Bias
The systematic error in thinking
Author
virgilio
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105893
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Psychology Chapter 1
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Discusses chapter vocabulary words
Updated
10/3/2011, 2:21:10 AM
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