Psych

Question 1

Psychology

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Study of the human mind & behavior

Question 2

Critical Thinking

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Scientific attitude - curiosity, humility, and skepticism

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Hindsight bias

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I-knew-it-all-along phenomenon

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Confirmation bias

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Look for information to support your beliefs

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Overconfidence

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People are often more confident than correct

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Peer reviewers

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Scientific experts who evaluate a research article’s theory, originality, and accuracy

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Theory

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An explanation using an integrated set of principles that organizes observations and predicts behaviors or events

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Hypothesis

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A testable prediction, often implied by a theory

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Falsifiable

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The possibility that an idea, hypothesis, or theory can be disproven by observation or experiment

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Operational Definition

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Quantifiable definition for a concept (ex. Intelligence based on iq test score)

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Replication

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Repeating an experiment multiple times, usually with different participants in different situations, to increase validity of study

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Case Study

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Non-experimental in depth study of individual or group

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Meta-Analysis

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Examination of data from a number of independent studies of the same subject

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Naturalistic Observation

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Recording responses in natural environments

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Social desirability bias

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Bias from people’s responding in ways they presume a researcher expects or wishes

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Self-report bias

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Bias when people report their behavior inaccurately

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Experimenter Bias

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Experimenters influence (expectations or preferences) impacting the study

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Population

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The entire group of individuals or items that the researchers are studying

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Sample

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Subset chose from the population for the purpose of conducting research

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Sampling Bias

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Flawed sampling process w/ an unrepresentative sample

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Random Sample

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Sample that fairly represents the population

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Convenience Sampling

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Sample may not be representative of population bc subjects are chosen based on accessibility and easy access

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Representative Sample

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Sample that is reflective of the population

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Survey

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Non-experimental technique for obtaining the self-reported attitudes or behaviors of a particular group

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Institutional Review

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Committee that reviews, approves, and monitors biomedical and behavioral research conducted on humans

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Informed Consent

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Giving potential participants enough information about a study to enable them to choose whether they wish to participate

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Protect from Harm

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Individuals in experiments are not exposed to physical or psychological harm & their well-being is safeguarded during the experiment

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Informed Assent

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An agreement by an individual not competent to give legally-valid informed consent

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Confidentiality

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Information is not released without individuals’ consent, keeping participants’ identities private and secure

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Research Confederates

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Person who participates in the experiment but there behavior is rehearsed before in aid of the researcher

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Debriefing

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The post experimental explanation of a study