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Alternate hypothesis
A prediction that there will be an effect of an experiment.
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Anonymity
Where the participants' data is kept private.
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Appendices/Appendix
A section that may appear at the end of the research paper which contains a list of materials, calculations, raw data and anything else the reader needs to fully understand and repeat the research.
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Arousal (state)
Heightened stimulation or excitement.
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Case Studies
Where a small group of participants are studied in depth.
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Castration Complex
Part of the Oedipus complex; a boy's fear, after seeing a naked female for the first time, that he will lose his penis.
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Ceiling Effect
The point of which the participant cannot achieve a higher score.
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Classical Conditioning
The principle that people learn to associate two stimuli.
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Where the participants' data is kept private.

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A section that may appear at the end of the research paper which contains a list of materials, calculations, raw data and anything else the reader needs to fully understand and repeat the research.

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Heightened stimulation or excitement.

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