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Chapter 1 Module Flashcards

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Hindsight Bias

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The tendency to believe, after learning an outcome, that one would have foreseen it.

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Overconfidence

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The tendency to be more confident rather than correct.

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Perceiving Order in Random Events

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Seeing pattern in random sequences.

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Post-truth

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Describing a modern culture where people’s emotions and personal beliefs often override their acceptance of objective facts.

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False News

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Misinformation that is spread intentionally.

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Repetition

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Statements become more believable when they are repeated.

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Availability of Powerful Examples

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Powerful headlines get broadcast more often, things with viivd images that color our judgements.

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Group Identity and the Echo Chamber of the Like-Minded

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Reading and interacting with news and people that affirm our own views and demonize new sources that do not.

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Scientific Method

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Curiosity, skepticism, humility

Theories lead to hypotheses lead to research that confirms, reflects, or revises theories.

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Theory

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An explanation using an integrated set of principles that organize observations and predicts behaviors or events.

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Hypotheses

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A testable prediction, often implied by a theory.

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Operational Definitions

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A carefully worded statement of the exact procedure used in a research study.

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Replication

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Repeating the essence of a research study, usually with different participants in different situations, to see whether the basicv finding can be reproduced.

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Exploratory Research

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Investigators gather data and seek patterns that inspire theories, which can be tested with confirmatory research,

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Meta-Analysis

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A statistical procedure for analyzing the results of multiple studies to reach an overall conclusion.

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Components of a Useful Theory

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1) Organizes behaviour

2) Implies Predictions

3) Stimulates Further Research

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Case Studies

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A descriptive technique in which one individual or group is studies in depth in the hope of revealing universal principles.

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Naturalistic Observations

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A descriptive technique of observing and recoring behaviour in naturally occurring situatiosn without trying to manipulate and control the situation.

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Survey

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A descriptive technique for obtaining the self reported attitudes or behaviours of a particular group, usually by questionning a reppresentative, random sample of the group.

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Wording Effects

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Small changes in the order or wording of questions make a big difference in the reception and response to the question.

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Random Sampling

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A sample that fairly represents a population because each member has an equal chance of inclusion.

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Population

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All those in a group being studies, from which random samples may be drawn.

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Correlate

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A measure of the extent to which two factors vary together, and thus of how well either factor predicts the other.

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Correlation Coefficient

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A statistical index of the relationship between two things.

From -1.00 to +1.00.

Positive: Two variables are moving in the same direction.

Negative: Two variabls are moving in opposite directions.

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Variables

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Anything that can vary and is ffeasible and ethical to measure.

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Scatterplots

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Graphed cluster of dots, each representing the values of two variables.

The slope of suggests the direction of the relationship between the two variables. (+ up, - down)

Amount of scatter suggests the strength of the correlation.

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Illusory Correlations

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Perceiving a relationship where none exists, or perceiving a stronger-than-actual relationship.

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Regression Toward the Mean

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The tendency for extreme or unusual scores or events to fall back (regress) toward the average.

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Causation

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The action of causing something.

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Experiment

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An investigator manipulates one or mroe factors to observe the effect on some behaviour or mental process.

By random assignment of participants, teh experimenter aims to control other relevant factors.

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Experimental Group

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The group exposesd to one version of the independent variable.

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Control Group

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The group not exposed to the treatment.

Contrasts with the experimental group and serves as a comparison for evaluating the effect of the treatment.

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Randomly Assign

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Assigning participants to experimental and control groups by chance, thus minimizing preexisiting differences between the different groups.

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Double-Blind Procedure

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Both the research participants and the research staff are blind about whether the research participants have recieved the treatment or a placebo.

Commonly used in drug-evaluation studies.

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Placebo Effect

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Experimental results caused by expectations alone.

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Independent Variable

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The factor that is manipulated.

The variable whose effect is being studied.

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Confounding Variables

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A factor other than the factor being studied that might influence a study’s results.

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Dependent Variables

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The outcome that is measured.

The variable that may change when the independent variable is manipulated.

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Descriptive

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To observe and record behaviour.

Case studies, natrualistic observations, or surveys.

No control variables, single cases may be misleading.

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Correlational

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To detect naturally occurring relatiosnhips; to assess how well one variable predicts another.

Collected data on two or more variables; no manipulation.

Cannot specify cause and effect.

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Experimental

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To explore cause and effect.

Manipulate one or more factors; use random assignment.

Sometimes not feasible; results may not generalize to other contexts; not ethical to manipulate certain variables.

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How can simplified lab conditions illuminate everyday life?

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Through adding to principles, rather than revealing specific findings.

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PreRegistration

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Publicly communicating planned study design, hypotheses, data collection, and analyses.

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Informed Consent

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Giving potential participants enough information about a study to enable them to choose whether they wish to participate.

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Debriefing

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The postexperimental explanation of a study, including its purpose and any deceptions, to its participants.

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