Flashcards in Module 2 Deck (8)
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Hindsight bias
We tend to believe, after learning an outcome, that we would have for seen it.
I knew it all along phenomenon
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Scientific method
Psychologist, like all scientists, use the scientific method to construct theories that organize, summarize, and simplify observations.
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Theory
An explanation that integrates principles, organizes and predicts behaviors or events.
Example, how low self-esteem contributes to depression.
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Hypothesis
A testable prediction,often induced by theory, to enable us to accept, reject, or revise the theory.
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Research
Would require us to administer tests of self-esteem and depression to people.
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Mode
The most frequently occurring score in a distribution.
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Mean
The arithmetic average scores in a distribution obtained by adding the scores and then dividing by their number.
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