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AP Psychology
Psych terms- Research Methods
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
11/14/2008

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Hindsight bias
Definition
after learning an outcome, a person thinks it was predictable and has more confidence that they would've gotten the answer eventually although before they knew the answer, it was very difficult
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Theory
Definition
explanation using an integrated set of principles which organize and predict behavior
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Hypothesis
Definition
testable prediction oftenly implied by a theory
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Operational Definition

Definition
definition that describes exactly what is being measured in a variable
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Replication
Definition
the repetitiong of an experiment with different subjects so the the results can be verified
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