Chapter 1: Uncommon Sense + S.M

Question 1

Define Intuitive Thinking

Answer 1

judgements/decisions that we think automatically just because it feels right (assumptions)

Question 2

Define a Heuristic

Answer 2

Mental shortcut used for difficult judgement

Question 3

Viewing two objects on a piece of paper that are the same size but appear different is an example of

Answer 3

Cognitive Illusion

Question 4

Who discovered “p value”? What is it?

Answer 4

Sir Roger Fisher; common metric used in science to determine strength of empirical evidence

Question 5

What is a theory?

Answer 5

A cohert set of propositions that are used as principles to explain/understand psychological/behavioral phenomena

Question 6

Define variable

Answer 6

characteristic that can take on different values

Question 7

What are the 2 types of variables? Define them

Answer 7

Independent- researcher manipulates
Dependent- observed effect from change in independent variable

Question 8

Define population

Answer 8

entire collection of people you could collect info from

Question 9

Define Sample

Answer 9

subset of population being studied

Question 10

Define Random Sample

Answer 10

researcher uses random process to select members for a study

Question 11

Define generalizability

Answer 11

Having a more random sample= more representative of population

Question 12

What is sample bias

Answer 12

picking subjects that support your view while ignoring opposing views.