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| the tendency to believe after learning an outcome that you could have foreseen it; i knew it all along phenomenon |
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| thinking that does not blindly accept an arguements and conclusions. rather it examines assumptions, info etc. and makes a logical conclusion |
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| an explanation using an integrated set of principles that organizes and predicts observations |
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| a testable prediction often implied by a theory |
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| Operational definition (read carefully) |
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| a statement of the procedures used to define research variables |
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| repeating the same experiment multple times with different people and scenerios to see if the data is still the same |
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| the tendency to overestimate the extent to which others share our beliefs and behavios |
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| all the cases in a group, from which samples may be drawn for a study |
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| a sample that fairly represents a population because each member has a n equal chance of inclusion |
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| a statistical measure of the extent to which 2 factors vary together thus of how well either factor predicts the other |
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| the slope of the points suggests the direction of the relationship between the 2 variables |
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| the perception of a relationship where there is none |
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| a research method in which an investigator manipulates one or more variables( independent variable) to observe the effect on some behavior or mental process(dependent variable), by random assignment of participants the experiment controls other relevant factors |
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| an experimental procedure in which both the research participants and the staff are ignorant about whether the research participants have received the treatment or placebo. commonly used in drug evaluation studies |
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| any effect on behavior caused by a placebo |
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| the condition of an experiment that exposes participants to the treatment, that is, to one version of the independent variable |
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| the condition of an experiment that contrasts with the experimental condition and serves as a comparison for evaluating the effect of the treatment |
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| assigning participants to experimental and control conditions by chance, thus minimizing preexisting differences between those assigned to the different groups |
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| the experimental factor that is manipulated = the variable whose effect is being studied |
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| the experimental factor in psychology, the behavior or mental process that is being measured; the variable that may change in response to manipulations of the independent variable |
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| a computed measure of how much scores vary around the mean score |
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| a statistical statement of how likely it is that an obtained result occurred by chance |
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| the enduring behaviors, ideas, attitudes and traditions shared by a large group of people transmitted from one generation to the next |
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| explores the link between brain and mind |
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| developmental psychologist |
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| studies our changing abilities from womb to tomb |
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| experiments how we perceive, think, and solve our problems |
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| investigates our innate traits |
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| exploring how we view and affect one another |
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| the tendency to be more confident than correct- to overestimate the accuracy of one's beliefs and judgement's |
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| a english philosopher who believed we are born blank slates and that experiences shape us into who we are |
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| believed that we are born with some innate traits or ideas; "I think there for I am" |
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| german philosopher who believes that we see the world in two ways external and internal |
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| the view that reason aided by observation should be our grounded reason for convictions; emotion over reason compared to romanticism; long and evidence |
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| introspective awareness through experience; knowledge arrives through experience |
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| a student of wundt; relied on introspection. Est |
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| demonstrated the power of conditioning |
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| believed psychology should not focus on the innate brain since you cannot observe it; blames introspection for psychologys failure |
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