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100

Having a growth mindset; you realize you can increase your knowledge & skills with hard work and good study habits.

Improving (I)

100

The scientific study of mental activity & behavior which are based on brain processes

Psychology

100
The more time Angela devotes to studying, the better she scores on her tests. This is an example of a _______.

correlation

100

If a researcher discussed a participant's name with another person, they would be guilty of violating the ethical principle of _____.

confidentiality

200

You can only focus on one task at a time. We are not good at multitasking.

Attending (A)

200

What do we call a specific, testable prediction?

Hypothesis

200

If you read something that doesn't sound true, how can you determine if it's valid?

Look up the source of the claim and review it. (Critical thinking)

200

If a researcher wanted to be able to generalize about the population, it would be best to use a ______ sample.

random

300

Setting measurable goals, making specific study plans, check your learning goals, etc.

Monitoring (M)

300

Accepted standards of right & wrong that guides people's behavior.

Ethics

300

Setting up hidden cameras in a person's house is a violation of which ethical principle?

Privacy
300

According to the ethical principle of ______ _____ ______, participants must not endure unreasonable pain or discomfort.

protection from harm

400

Seeing a relationship between old information & new information. Using cues & mnemonics to remember information.

Connecting (C)

400

A group of administrators, lawyers, scholars and community members who are the guardians of the 4 standards of ethical research.

Institutional Review Board (IRB)

400

Repeating an experiment multiple times to hopefully achieve the same result is known as _______.

replication
400

A detailed study of just one person or a few people is a _____ study.

case

500

Explaining concepts & giving examples of them from your own life which can create "memory traces."

Thinking Deeply (T)

500

What branch of psychology studies how we change over the course of our life in terms of thoughts, feelings & actions?

Developmental Psychology

500

If a researcher did NOT tell a test subject the purpose of their research, how the experiment will be done and get their permission to join the experiment, the researcher has violated the ethical principle of _____ ______.

 informed consent

500

A researcher assigns people to two random groups. One group is given a new medicine to try. The other group is given no medicine. The group who received the medicine is the _____ group, while the group who received no medicine is the _____ group.

experimental; control