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PSYCHOLOGY TEST 1
PSYCHOLOGY TEST 1
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Psychology
Undergraduate 2
02/05/2012

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GENE 1
Definition
OBSERVABLE HERITABLE TRAIT
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GENE 2
Definition
DNA SEQUENCE CODING FOR A SPECIFIC POLYPEPTIDE
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PHENOTYPE
Definition
THE PATTERN OR DEGREE OF EXPRESSION OF GENOTYPE
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GENOTYPE
Definition
THE GENETIC CONTENT OF A CELL NUCLEUS.
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MONOZYGOTIC TWINS
Definition
TWINS DERIVED FROM A SINGLE FERTILIZED EGG. IDENTICAL TWINS, IDENTICAL GENOTYPE
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DIZYGOTIC TWINS
Definition
TWINS FROMT HE SIMULTANEOUS FERTILIZATION OF TWO EGGS.
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CLONE
Definition
THING POSSESSING THE SAME GENOTYPE AS ITS OUTLINE.
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WAYS OF KNOWING ABOUT THE WORLD
Definition
AUTHORITY, LOGIC, INTUITION, SCIENCE.
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AUTHORITY
Definition
TAKING SOMEONES WORD FOR WHAT THEY ARE TELLING YOU. YOU BELIEVE THE PERSON BECAUSE OF THEY'RE HIERARCHY. AUTHORITES CAN CHANGE THEIR MIND WHICH IS A PROBLEM. SLAVERY ONCE ACCEPTABLE AND TAUGHT BY AUTHORITIES.DISAGREE WITH EACH OTHER.
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LOGIC
Definition
ALTHOUGH LOGIC IS POWERFUL, IT HAS LIMITATIONS. THE CONCLUSIONS DRAWN FROM LOGIC MUST BE TRUE IN ORDER FOR LOGIC TO WORK.
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INTUITION
Definition
TWO DIFFERENT TYPES: MYSTICISM AND COMMON SENSE. GUT FEELINGS THAT MAY AFFECT OUR CHOICES THAT COME OUT OF NOWHERE.
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COMMON SENSE
Definition
ALTHOUGH COMMON SENSE CAN LEAD US TO CERTAIN DECISIONS, IT CAN CHANGE AND VARY WITH TIME AND LOCATION. ALSO IT LIMITS US FROM BEING ABLE TO PREDICT THE FUTURE.
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MYSTICISM
Definition
RELIES ON AN ALTERED STATE OF CONSCIOUSNES. ATTAINED THROUGH PRAYER, MEDITATION, A SUBSTANCE, OR GIFT. DIFFICULT TO SHARE WITH OTHERS. REQUIRES RELYING ON PEOPLE WITH AUTHORITY SUCH AS MYSTICAL BEINGS, SHAMANS,OR PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL SKILLS OR TRAINING.
Term
SCIENCE
Definition
REQUIRES REPEATABLE, OBJECTIVE OBSERVATIONS. THEY MUST BE ABLE TO BE REPRODUCED BY OTHERS, BUT CAN BE DONE BY ANYONE ALTHOUGH THEY TAKE TIME. HOWEVER NOT USEFUL FOR OBSERVING THE RARE AND UNIQUE.
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HUMANISTIC PSYCHOLOGY
Definition
SHOWS THE EFFECTS OF CONSCIOUS PROCESS ON BEHAVIOR
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EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES IN PSYCHOLOGY MAKE USE OF
Definition
STUDYING THE EFFECTS OF VARIABLES ON CONTROLLED GROUPS.
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PARTS OF THEORY & EXPERIMENT CYCLE
Definition
THEORETICAL ABSTRACTION
EXPERIMENT ABSTRACTION
GENERATING HYPOTHESIS
EXPERIMENTATION
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CORRELATION COEFFICIENT
Definition
A NUMBER BETWEEN -1.0 AND 1.0 THAT SYMBOLIZES RELATEDNESS. -1 SYMBOLIZES TWO VALUES ARE DIFFERENT WHILE 1 SYMBOLIZES THEY ARE CLOSELY RELATED. ZERO SHOWS NO RELATIONSHIP NEGATIVE OR POSITIVE BETWEEN THE TWO.
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REDUCTIONISM
Definition
ACQUIRING KNOWLEDGE OF THE WORLD THROUGH UNDERSTANDING THE FUNCTIONS OF ITS SMALLER COMPONENTS.
Term
TABUSA RASA
Definition
the human mind at birth has no innate or previous ideas or thoughts.
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JOHN WATSON
Definition
CREDITED WITH BEING THE FOUNDER OF BEHAVIORISM.
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PSYCHOANALYSIS
Definition
THEORIES OF THE UNCONSCIOUS MIND ARE CENTRAL TO THIS.
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MEDIAN DISTRIBUTION
Definition
POINT WHERE HALF SCORES ABOVE AND HALF SCORES BELOW
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WORKING ASSUMPTIONS OF SCIENCE
Definition
RATIONALITY
CAUSALITY
DISCOVERABILITY
REGULARITY
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PSYCHOLOGY IS LINKED TO
Definition
PHILOSOPHY
Term
A MAJOR DOMINANT PERSPECTIVE IN PSYCHOLOGY
Definition
EVOLUTIONARY
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EOL
Definition
EXPERIMENT, OBSERVATION, LABORATORY
e.g. DRUG TRIALS
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B.F. SKINNER
Definition
ALTHOUGH FAMOUS FOR PSYCHOLOGY HAD A DEGREE IN ENGLISH.
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WHO INFLUENCED SIGMUND FREUD
Definition
CHARLES DARWIN
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CLONES HAVE
Definition
THE EXACT SAME GENOTYPE AS THE ORGANISM IT WAS DERIVED FROM
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DSL
Definition
DESCRIPTIVE, SELF REPORT, LAB
observer bias
E.G. case study
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