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False Consensus Effect

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No matter what our beliefs, options, or behaviors, we tend to believe that the majority of other people also agree with us and act the same way we do

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Hindsight Bias

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

Also known as the “I-Knew-It-All-Along” Phenomenom

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Critical Thinking

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Examines assumptions, discerns hidden values , evaluates evidence, and assesses conclusions.

Does not blindly accept arguments

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Theory

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Explains through an integrated set of principles that organizes and predicts behaviors or events.

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Hypothesis

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Produces testable predictions, not just an appealing theory that’s good.

expresses a relationship between two variables

By enabling us to test and reject or revise the theory, such predictions give direction to research.

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Operational Definitions

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Check on their biases

A statement of the procedures (operations) used to define research variables
Ex. Human Intelligence may be operationally defined as what an intelligence test measures.

IN SIMPLER TERMS: ways a researcher is going to measure behaviors or qualities.
Ex. Gum will help your memory. But add like the brand, flavor, etc.

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Replicate

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Repeat their observations with different participants in different situations, to see if basic findings extend to other participants and circumstances.

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Case Study

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a detailed picture of one individual to reveal things true of us all.

JUST DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH

does not give correlation data or cause and effect.

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Survey

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Asks people to report their behavior or opinions

most common type of study in psych. Examines Motives, Opinions, and Attitudes.

Measures CORRELATION but not Cause and effect.

needs random sample.

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Population

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All the cases in a group, from which samples may be drawn for a study. Except for national studies.

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Random Sample

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every person in the entire group has an equal chance of participating

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Naturalistic Observations

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A third descriptive research method involves watching and recording the behavior of organisms in their natural environment.

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Scatterplots

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each point plots the value of two variables.

A graphed cluster of dots, each of which represents the values of two variables.

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Correlation

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correlation coefficient is a statistical measure of a relationship. It reveals how closely two things vary together and thus how well either one predicts the other.

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Illusory Correlation

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A perceived non existent correlation; perception of a relationship where non exists.

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Experiment

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Enable a researcher to focus on the possible effects of one or more factors by
1.) Manipulating the factors of interest
2.) holding constant (“controlling”) other factors
Cause and effect/ control

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Double-Blind Procedure

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Enables researchers to check a treatment’s actual effects apart from the research participants.

Both the research participants and the research staff are “blind” about if patient received treatment or placebo.

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Placebo Effect

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Well documented in reducing pain, depression, and anxiety.

effect on behavior caused by the administration of an inert substance or condition, which is assumed to be an active agent.

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Experimental Condition

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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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Control Condition

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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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Randomly Assigning

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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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Independent Variable

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The experimental factor that is manipulated; the variable whose effect is being studied.

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Dependent Variable

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The outcome factor; the variable that may change in response to manipulations of the independent variable.

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Mode

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The most frequently occurring score(s) in a distribution.

only mode or bimodal NOTHING ELSE

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Mean

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The arithmetic average of a distribution, obtained by adding the scores and then dividing by the number of scores.

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Median

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The middle score in a distribution; half the scores are above it and half are below it.

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Range

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The difference between the highest and lowest scores in a distribution.

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Standard Deviation

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A computed measure of how much scores vary around the mean score.

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Statistical Significance

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A statistical statement of how likely it is that an obtained result occurred by chance.

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Culture

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The enduring behaviors, ideas, attitudes, and traditions shared by a large group of people and transmitted from one generation to the next.

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What are the three types descriptive research?

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  • Case Studies
  • Observations
  • Surveys
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Surveys Pros and Cons

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Pros-                 Cons-
Cheap                Word Effect 
Anonymous       Low Response
Fast                    Lying
Diverse
33
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The Hawthorne Effect

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People altering their behavior because they know they’re being observed (Laboratory)

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Positive Correlation

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The variables go in the same directions (up/up or down/down)

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Negative Correlation

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The variables go in opposite directions (up/down or down/up)

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Correlation Coefficient

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range: -1 to 1
the closer you are to 1 the stronger the correlation
zero= no correlation

THE SYMBOL FOR CORRELATION IS ‘r’

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Overconfidence

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Our tendency to think we know more than we do

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Scientific Method

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  1. Observe
  2. Hypothesis/Theory
  3. Predictions
  4. Test
  5. Modify
  6. Publish
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Variable

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anything that can vary among participants in a study.

40
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As scientists, Psychologists approach the world of behavior with a ___ ___

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Curious Skepticism

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Experimental Research

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Explore Cause and Effect relationships
Cause: eats too many bananas
Effect: Constipation

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Correlational Studies

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  • Uncover naturally occurring relationships
  • predictions
  • not definite cause and effect
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Descriptive

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To observe and record behavior

44
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Statistics

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are simply the recording of the results from our studies

45
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Measures of Central Tendency

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Modes, Median, and Mean

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INFERential

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tells us if data is statistically significant; happened by chance?

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Outlier (Skew distribution)

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is far away from the other scores
Ex. 33, 73, 83, 83,84, 86, 91, 91,93

*33 is outlier

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Normal Distribution (bell curve)

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The Mean, Median, and Mode are all the same

49
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Positively skewed is to the…

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left

50
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Negatively skewed is to the…

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right

51
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Bell curve IQ Scores (Standard Deviation)

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34%| 34%
14% | 14%
2% | 2%

52
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To Compute Standard Deviation you first compute ___ from the measure of central tendancy

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Mean

53
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Population value is represented by…

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p*

54
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How can we test our Hypotheses? and refine our theories?

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use descriptive, correlational, and experimental methods

55
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Knowing how much aptitude test scores ___ with school success tells us how well the scores ___ school success

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correlate; predict

56
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Ethical Guidelines

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RESEARCH IN ACTION- APA PUBLISHES

must be voluntary (can withdraw)

  • Informed consent (Parent consent under 18)
  • occasional deception
  • confidentiality
  • NO HARM
  • Must debrief (run down on research)
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Animal Research

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  • Animals must be acquired legally
  • Study must have clear purpose
  • Animals must be treated humanely, only minimal harm
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P < 1

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Experiment (statistical significant)

59
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Causation

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The demonstration of how one variable influences (or the effect of a variable) another variable or other variables.

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