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Chapter 2: Psychological Research Flashcards

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hindsight bias

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tendency to believe we should have forseen an outcome after we learn what happened
- gives a sense a control

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overconfidence

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tend to think we know more more than we do

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apophenia

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perception that unrelated events are related
- gamblers believe they have a system to beat the house

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pareidolia

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perception of significant patterns/images
- ex: seeing faces in inanimate objects

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empirical

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based on systematic observations

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what are the goals of psych?

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to describe, explain, predict, influence mental processes/behaviors

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deductive reasoning

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begins w/ hypothesis and is then used to reach logical conclusions abour real world
(start w/ hypo, end with conclusion)

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inductive reasoning

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empirical observations lead to new ideas (conclusion may not be right)
(start w/ conclusion, end w/ hypo)

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theory

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set of statements used to describe a phenomenon, suggests future research
- used to provide a model for understanding human thoughts/emotions /behs

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hypothesis

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testable prediction; implied by theory

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falsifiable

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capable of being shown to be incorrect
(denial)

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case/clinical study

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in depth study of one person/small group
- (rare: like alien-limb syndrome)

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generalizing

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ability to apply findings of a research project to larger groups

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naturalistic observation

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observing people in natural environments

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hawthorne effect

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people m ay change their beh simply because they know their being observed

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observer bias

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observers closely involved in research project; may unconsicously skew observations to fit expectations

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inter-rater reliability

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access consistency of observation by diff. observers
- need to verify diff. observers are recording same data

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survey research

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answering questions

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wording effects

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questions should be written in a way where theyre clear/concise

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sampling effects

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dont just apply surveys (anytime we do research)

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population

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everyone in group being studied

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sample

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subset of population (specific group)

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representative sample

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has the same characteristics as the population as a whole
- has to have the same ratio of men-woman/same demographics

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random assignment

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random

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convenience sample

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people who happen to be on hand

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archival research

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use of existing records, newspapers, diaries, etc…

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longitudinal designs

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study same group of participants for an extended period of time
-benefits: individual/developmental trends
-downfalls: long time to run/costly/attrition

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attrion

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loss of participants over time

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cross-sectional designs

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compare several age groups to eavh other
-benefits: cost/time/developmental trends/limited dropouts
-downfalls: no indivual trends/cohort effects

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cohort effects

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changes in results dur to when someone is born/not developmental process

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sequential designs

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study people of diff. ages over a extended period of time
-combination of longitudinal/cross-sectional design

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correlation research

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measure of the xtent to which 2 factors vary together
-enables prediction of one from the other

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correlation

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a relationship among 2 or more variables

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correlation coefficient

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from -1 to 1 that indicates strength/direction of relationship b/w variables

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negative correlation

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closer to 0 (weaker)
- variables change in opp directions

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positive correlation

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closer to -1/1
- variables change in same direction

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correlation doesnt indicate…

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causation

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confounding variable

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something othet than variable of interest cuases changes

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illusory correlations

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ppl. believe that relationships exist between 2 things when no such relationship exists
- ex: moon effects beh

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confirmation bias

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we accept evidence that fits out belief and ignore that which diesnt

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experimental method

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manipulating one variabke ti determine if changes to one variable will change another

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independet variable

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variable thats manipulatede
ex: IV = drug/DV: effects on depression

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dependent variable

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shows any effects of the manipulation of the IV
ex: IV = drug/DV: effects on depression

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operational definition

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descrbes diff. varibales and how they are measured

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replicaion

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repetition of a resaerch study (diff. situations/subjects) to determine of basic findings can be generalized

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experimental groups

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expoed to IV

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control group

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not exposed to IV
- need a control group to see whatg happens to people over time

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random assignment

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random assignmen t of people to groups by chance

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confounding variables

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anything other than the IV that cuases chnaged in the DV

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placebo effect

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changes in results cuased by expectations (not IV)

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double-blind study

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neither participanmts/experimenter know which group participants are in

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single-blind study

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participants dont know, but researcher does

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principles

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not specific findings that help exlain everyday beh

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reliability

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measure gives consistne tresultsl

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validity

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meaures meaure what it cklaims to measure

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informed consent

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told enought to decide if they want to participate

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consetn forms

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documented written consent

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deception

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participants are misled about purp;ose; aims of research

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debreifing

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at end of study/ review experiemtt/ answer questions

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confidentiality

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essential part of ethical psych research

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institutional research board

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reviews proposals for research that involves human participants

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