Unit 1 AP Psychology

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Color of the room is

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an independent variable

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_____________ is when researchers cannot ethically randomly assign conditions of the experiment, so they find groups that already exist to conduct their research.

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Quasi-experiment

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Thinking that does not blindly accept arguments and conclusions. Rather, it examines assumptions, appraises the source, discerns hidden biases, evaluates evidence, and assesses conclusions

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critical thinking

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The idea that knowledge comes from experience, and that observation and experimentation enable scientific knowledge.

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empiricism

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An early school of thought promoted by Wundt and Titchener; used introspection to reveal the structure of the human mind.

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structuralism

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The view that psychology should be an objective science that studies behavior without reference to mental processes. Most psychologists today agree with this but not with the latter.

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behaviorism

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A historically significant perspective that emphasized human growth potential.

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Humanistic psychology

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The study of mental processes, such as occur when we perceive, learn, remember, think, communicate, and solve problems.

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Cognitive Psychology

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The interdisciplinary study of the brain activity linked with cognition (including perception, thinking, memory, and language)

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Cognitive Neuroscience

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The science of behavior and mental processes.

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Psychology