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AP psych course terms chapter one
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Psychology
12th Grade
12/12/2010

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Hindsight bias
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Refers to the tendency to believe, after learning an outcome, that one would have foreseen it;
also called the I-knew-it-all-along phe- nomenon.
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Critical thinking
Definition
is careful reasoning that exam- ines assumptions, discerns hidden values, evalu- ates evidence, and assesses conclusions.
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theory
Definition
is an explanation using an integrated set of principles that organizes and predicts behav- iors or events
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hypothesis
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is a testable prediction, often im- plied by a theory; testing the hypothesis helps sci- entists to test the theory
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operational definition
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is a precise statement of the procedures (operations) used to define research variables
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Replication
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is the process of repeating an experi- ment, often with different participants and in dif- ferent situations, to see whether the basic finding generalizes to other people and circumstances.
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Case Study
Definition
is an observation technique in which one person is studied in great depth, often with the intention of revealing universal princi- ples.
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Survey
Definition
is a technique for ascertaining the self-reported attitudes or behaviors of a represen- tative, random sample of people.
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false consensus effect
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is the tendency to overestimate the extent to which others share our beliefs and behaviors
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population
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consists of all the members of a group being studied.
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Random sample
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