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Unit 0 Vocabulary Qz

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  • Q1
    the study of behavior and thinking using the experimental method
    experimental psychology
    30s
  • Q2
    the science of bahavior and mental processes
    psychology
    30s
  • Q3
    the tendency to believe, after learning an outcome that one would have foreseen it (also known as I-knew-it-all-along phenomenon)
    hindsight bias
    30s
  • Q4
    thinking that does not blindly accept arguments and conclusions. Rather, it examines assumptions, discerns hidden values, evaluates evidence, and assesses conclusions
    critical thinking
    30s
  • Q5
    a testable prediction, often implied by a theory
    hypothesis
    30s
  • Q6
    a carefully worded statement of the exact procedures (operations) used in a research study. For example, human intelligence may be operationally defined as what an intelligence test measures
    operational definition
    30s
  • Q7
    repeating the essence of a research study, usually with different participants in different situations, to see whether the basic finding extends to other participants and circumstances
    replication
    30s
  • Q8
    an observation technique in which one person is studied in depth in the hope of revealing universal principles
    case study
    30s
  • Q9
    a technique for ascertaining the self-reported attitudes or behaviors of a particular group, usually by questioning a representative, random sample of a group
    survey
    30s
  • Q10
    all the cases in a group being studied, from which samples may be drawn
    population
    30s
  • Q11
    a sample that fairly represents a population because each member has an equal chance of inclusion
    random sample
    30s
  • Q12
    observing and recording behavior in naturally occurring situations without trying to manipulate and control the situation
    naturalistic observation
    30s
  • Q13
    a measure of the extent to which two factors vary together, and thus of how well either factor predicts the other
    correlation
    30s
  • Q14
    a statistical index of the relationship between two things (from -1 to +1)
    correlation coefficient
    30s
  • Q15
    a graphed cluster of dots, each of which represents the values of two variables. The slope of the points suggests the direction of the relationship between the two variables. The amount of scatter suggests the strength of the correlation (little scatter indicates high correlation).
    scatterplot
    30s

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