FSHD 117 TEST I 2
Terms
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- Types of Research
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-Descriptive
-Correlational - Descriptive Research
- observing and recording behavior. Goal is to describe phenomenon
- Correlational Research
- goal= to determine the strength of a relationship between 2 or more variables.
- Cross Section Approach
- looks at group differences at one point in time.
- Longitudinal Approach
- same individuals studied over long period of time
- Sequential Approach
- a combination of cross sectional and longitudinal designs.
- Ethics in Research
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-Americnal Psychological Association(APA) Guidelines
-informed consent
-confidentiality
-debriefing
-deception - Natural Selection
- evolutionary process that favors individuals of a species who are best adapted to survive and reproduce
- Adaptive Behavior
- gradual modification of whole population behavior that promotes an organisms survival in the natural habitat
- Behavioral Genetics
- seek to discover the influence of heredity and environment on individual differances in human traits and development.