research terms

Question 1

Longitudinal Studies

Answer 1

Study that is conducted on the same people at different times (change over time)
ex IQ tests administered to a group of people at age 5, 10, 20

Question 2

Cross sectional studies

Answer 2

Study that is conducted on different people at a single point in time
ex survey on attitudes towards legalization of marijuana given to ppl of varying ages

Question 3

Hypotheses

Answer 3

a testable prediction

Question 4

Null hypotheses

Answer 4

disconfirming hypothesis

opposite

Question 5

hindsight bias

Answer 5

tendency to believe, after seeing an outcome, that you could have predicted it

Question 6

Overconfidence error

Answer 6

Certainty that we are correct in our beliefs and assumptions

Question 7

Theory

Answer 7

Set of principles built on observations and other verifiable facts that explains some phenomenon

Question 8

Placebo Effect

Answer 8

a beneficial effect, produced by a placebo drug or treatment, that cannot be attributed to the properties of the placebo itself, and must therefore be due to the patient’s belief in that treatment.