Ch 15: Overview

Question 1

naive realism

Answer 1

tendency to assume ones own perceptions/judgements are objective, comprehensive reflections of reality

Question 2

WEIRD samples

Answer 2

over reliance on samples of Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, Democratic people

Question 3

Publication bias

Answer 3

tendency for researchers to report positive, significant results differently from those that show negative, non-significant results

Question 4

File-drawer effect

Answer 4

phenomenon whereby non-significant result studies or studies that run contrary to established research findings are not submitted for publication

Question 5

crowdsourcing

Answer 5

achieving complex, labor intensive tasks by recruiting many people to contribute to tasks over the internet

Question 6

data mining

Answer 6

process of searching large volumes of data for patterns

Question 7

fMRI

Answer 7

measures brain activity by detecting associated changed in blood flow

Question 8

Trans-cranial magnetic stimulation

Answer 8

induces weak electrical currents into the brain

Question 9

electrocardiography

Answer 9

measures electrical activity in the heart

Question 10

ERP’s

Answer 10

measures brain response at onset of a stimulus

Question 11

electromyography

Answer 11

measures electrical activity in muscles

Question 12

eye-tracking

Answer 12

measures either point of gaze or motion relative to the head

Question 13

psychological literacy

Answer 13

set of skills including critical thinking, ethics, and social responsibility

Question 14

nudge theory

Answer 14

theory of social influence arguing people behavior can be shifted relatively easily and cheaply in a more socially desirable direction by relatively small, subtle situational cues