Psychology 101 Mr. Cook
     
    Vocabulary List - Weeks 1 & 2
     
    Be sure you can identify/define each of the following terms and explain their importance to the field of psychology.
     
    Psychology
    Neuroscience
    Behavioral psychology
    Critical thinking
    Scientific method
    Correlational/descriptive research
    Experimental research
    Independent variable
    Dependent variable
    Hindsight bias
    Operational definition
    Replication
    Case study
    Survey
    Population
    Random sample
    Naturalistic observation
    Correlation coefficient
    Illusory correlation
    Placebo
    Placebo effect
    Double blind procedure
    Experimental condition
    Control condition
     

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