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Psychology
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The study of behavior and its causes
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The goals of psychology
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1. To understand behavior
2. To predict behavior
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Experiment
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A measure of cause and effect
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Dependent Variable
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The effect of an experiment
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Independent Variable
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The manipulated variable in the experiment or the cause.
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Single-blind
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The subjects don't know if they are getting the independent variable or the placebo.
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Double-blind
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Neither the subjects nor the experimenters know who is getting the independent variable.
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Observation
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Scientific Recording of a specific situation
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Participant
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The observer engages in the behavior he was recording
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Interview
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Participants are asked a series of questions
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Questionnaire
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Subjects answer questions on a sheet of paper. (for sensitive subjects)
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William James
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Coined "introspection" which means to look within
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John Watson
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Coined behaviorism which means your behavior is controlled by your environment
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B. F. Skinner
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Popularized behaviorism which means your behavior is controlled by your environment
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Carl Rogers
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Came up with the humanistic theory which means that human nature is meant to be good
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