AP Psych 8/13/12
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Autonomic Arousal | emotions are accompanied by physical arousal, fight or flight response and release of adrenal hormanes ;increased heartrate, breathing, prespire, hair stands up |
| Double-Blind Procedure | an experimental procedure in which both the research participants and the research staff are ignorant (blind) about whether the research participants have received the treatment or a placebo. Commonly used in drug-evaluation studies. |
| Job Burnout | Depletion of physical/mental resources caused by excessive striving to reach an unrealistic work-related goal. |
| Placebo Effect | experimental results caused by expectations alone; any effect on behavior caused by the administration of an inert substance or condition, which is assumed to be an active agent |
| Psychometric Research | Specializing in mental testing and developing standardized methods for collecting research. |
| Scientific Method | a series of steps followed to solve problems including collecting data, formulating a hypothesis, testing the hypothesis, and stating conclusions |
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