Chapter 1.3

Question 1

hindsight bias

Answer 1

the tendency to think that we could have predicted something that we probably would not have been able to predict

Question 2

conceptual variables

Answer 2

the characteristics we are trying to measure

Question 3

operational definition

Answer 3

the method that we use to measure a variable of interest

Question 4

self report measures

Answer 4

measures in which individuals are asked to respond to questions posed by an interviewer or questionnaire

Question 5

behavioral measures

Answer 5

measures that directly asses what people do

Question 6

EEG

Answer 6

(electroencephalography) records electrical activity from the brains neurons through electrodes that are placed on the head

Question 7

fMRI

Answer 7

neuroimaging using a magnetic field to create images of brain structure and function

Question 8

correlational research

Answer 8

research between the relationship of two variables

Question 9

common casual variables

Answer 9

variables not part of the research but can cause both the predictor and the outcome variable, creating an observed correlation between them

Question 10

experimental research design

Answer 10

designs that include manipulation of a given situation for two or more groups who were initially equivalent

Question 11

internal validity

Answer 11

confidence with which we can draw conclusions to a relationship between variables

Question 12

factorial research designs

Answer 12

experimental designs with two or more independent variables

Question 13

experimental confederate

Answer 13

person who is actually part of the experimental team but pretends to be another participant in the study

Question 14

external validity

Answer 14

extent to which relationships can be tested again in different ways and different peoples