Psych 1 Unit 1 Vocab

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Physiological relates to an organism's physical needs.

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Having to do with an organism's physical needs.

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Hypothesis...

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An educated guess about the relationship between two variables.

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Theory: A set of assumptions to explain phenomena for scientific study.

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A set of assumptions to explain phenomena for scientific study.

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Cognitive: Having to do with an organism's thinking and understanding.

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Cognitive refers to an organism's thinking and understanding.

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Psychiatrist

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A medical doctor who can prescribe medicine.

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Naturalistic observation

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Research method where the psychologist observes subjects in a natural setting without interference.

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Psychologist

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A scientist studying human and animal mind and behavior.

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Sample

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Small group of patients that a researcher studies.

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Survey: Research method for collecting data by asking many individuals a fixed set of questions.

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Research method for collecting data by asking many individuals a fixed set of questions.

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Case study

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Research method involving intensive investigation of one or more participants.