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Dissertation
A long research paper about research that was conducted as a part of the candidates doctoral training. TERM 2
Empirical Method
DEFINITION 2 A method for acquiring knowledge based on observation, including experimentation, rather than a method based on forms of logical argument or previous authorities. TERM 3
Forensic Psychology
DEFINITION 3 Area of psychology that applies the science and practice of psychology with issues within and related to the justice system. TERM 4
PhD
DEFINITION 4 (Doctor of Philosophy)Doctoral degree conferred in many disciplinary perspectives housed in a traditional college of liberal arts and sciences. TERM 5
Psychoanalytic Theory
DEFINITION 5 Focus on the role of the unconscious in affecting conscious behavior.
PsyD
(Doctor of Psychology)Doctoral degree that places less emphasis on research-oriented skills and focuses more on application of psychological principles in the clinical context. TERM 7
Archival
Research
DEFINITION 7 Method of research using past records or data sets to answer various research questions, or to search for interesting patterns or relationships TERM 8
Confounding Variable
DEFINITION 8 Unanticipated outside factor that affects both variables of interest, often giving the false impression that changes in one variable causes changes in the other variable, when, in actuality, the outside factor causes changes in both variables. TERM 9
Debriefing
DEFINITION 9 When an experiment involved deception, participants are told complete and truthful information aboutthe experiment at its conclusion. TERM 10
Generalize
DEFINITION 10 Inferring that the results for a sample apply to the larger population.
Lateralization
Concept that each hemisphere of the brain is associated with specialized functions. TERM 17
Pituitary Gland
DEFINITION 17 Secretes a number of key hormones, which regulates fluid levels in the body, and a number of messenger hormones, which direct the activity of other glands in the endocrine system. TERM 18
Psychotropic
Medication
DEFINITION 18 Drugs that treat psychiatric symptoms by restoring neurotransmitter balance. TERM 19
Adolescence
DEFINITION 19 Period of development that begins at puberty and ends at early adulthood. TERM 20
Conservation
DEFINITION 20 Idea that even if you change the appearance of something, it is still equal in size, volume, or number as long as nothing is added or removed.
Hospice
Service that provides a death with dignity; pain management in a humane and comfortable environment; usually outside of a hospital setting. TERM 22
Mitosis
DEFINITION 22 Process of cell dividion. TERM 23
Temperament
DEFINITION 23 Innate traits that influence how one thinks, behaves, and reacts with the environment. TERM 24
Zygote
DEFINITION 24 A structure created when a sperm and egg merge at conception; begins as a single cell and rapidly divides to form the embryo and placenta.
