Module 2- Thinking Critically with Psychological Science (Definitions)

Question 1

Hindsight Bias

Answer 1

The tendency to believe, after learning an outcome, that one would have foreseen it.
(Also known as the I-knew-it-all-along phenomenon)

Question 2

Critical Thinking

Answer 2

Thinking that does not blindly accept arguments and conclusions. Rather, it examines assumptions, discerns hidden values, evaluates evidence, and assesses conclusions.

Question 3

Culture

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Informed Consent

Answer 4

An ethical principle that research participants be told enough to enable them to choose whether they with to participate.

Question 5

Debriefing

Answer 5

The post-experimental explanation of a study, including its purpose and any deceptions, to its participants.