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Cards Term psychology Definition the science of behavior and mental processes Term nature-nurture issue Definition the long-standing controversy over the relative contributions that genes and experience make to the development of psychological traits and behaviors. Term applied research Definition scientific study that aims to solve practical problems. Term clinical psychology Definition a branch of psychology that studies, assesses, and treats people with psychological disorders. Term hindsight bias Definition the tendency to believe, after learning an outcome, that one would have forseent it. Term critical thinking Definition thinking that does not blindly accept arguments and conclusions. Rather, it examines assumptions, discerns hidden values, evaluates evidence, and assesses conclusions. Term operational definition Definition a statement of the procedures used to define research variables. Term replication Definition repeating the essence of a research study, usually with different participants in different situations, to see whether the basic finding generalizes to other participants and circumstances. Term case study Definition an observation technique in which one person is studied in depth Term false consensus effect Definition the tendency to overestimate the extent to which others share our beliefs andbehaviors. Term illusory correlation Definition the perception of a relationship where none exists Term double-blind procedure Definition an experimental procedure in which both the research participants and the research staff are ignorant about whether the research participants have received the treatment or a placebo. Term Reseacrch Method-- Descriptive Definition To observe and record behavior; case studies, surveys and naturalistic observation; nothing is manipulated Term Research Method-- Correlational Definition To detect naturally occurring relationships; to assess hw well one variable predicts another; Computing statistical association, sometimes among survey responses; nothing is manipulated Term Research Method-- Experimental Definition To explore cause and effect; manipulating one or more factors and using random assignment to eliminate preexisting differences among subjects; the independednt variables are manipulated Term statistical significance Definition a statistical criterion for rejecting the assumption of no differences in a particular study.