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29 Cards in this Set
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HINDSIGHT BIAS
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"I KNEW IT ALL ALONG" ; AFTER LEARNING THE OUTCOME, ONE BELIEVES THAT THEY WOULD HAVE FORESEEN IT
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FALSE CONSENSUS EFFECT
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OVERESTIMATING THE EXTENT TO WHICH OTHER'S SHARE OUR BELIEFS
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THEORY
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AN EXPLANATION USING AN INTEGRATED SET OF PRINCIPLES THAT ORGANIZES AND PREDICTS OBSERVATIONS
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HYPOTHESIS
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A TESTABLE PREDICTION; OFTEN IMPLIED BY A THEORY
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NATURALISTIC OBSERVATION
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OBSERVING AND RECORDING BEHAVIOR IN ONE'S NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
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REPLICATOIN
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REPEATING A RESEARCH STUDY WITH DIFFERENT PARTICIPANTS IN DIFFERENT SITUATIONS; TO SEE WHETHER THE BASIC FINDINGS EXTEND TO OTHER PARTICIPANTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES
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RANDOM SAMPLING
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A FAIR REPRESENTATION OF A POPULATION SINCE EACH MEMBER HAS AN EQUAL CHANCE OF INCLUSION
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CASE STUDY
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WHEN ONE PERSON IS STUDIED IN DEPTH IN THE HOPES OF REVEALING UNIVERSAL PRINCIPALS
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SURVEY
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QUESTIONING PEOPLE BY RANDOM SAMPLE TO GET THEIR OPINIONS
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POPULATOIN
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ALL THE CASES IN A GROUP, FROM WHICH SAMPLES MAY BE DRAWN FOR A STUDY
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INDEPENDENT VARIABLE
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FACTOR THAT IS MANIPULATED; VARIABLE WHOSE EFFECT IS BEING STUDIED
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DEPENDENT VARIABLE
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THE EXPERIMENTAL FACTOR THAT IS BEING MEASURED; MAY CHANGE IN RESPONSE TO THE IV
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MEAN
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THE AVERAGE; DERIVED FROM THE SUM OF THE SCORES DIVIDED BY THE NUMBER OF THE SCORES
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MODE
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THE SCORE THAT OCCURS THE MOST IN A DISTRIBUTION
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MEDIAN
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THE MIDDLE RANGE OF A SCORE
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RANGE
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THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE HIGHEST AND LOWEST SCORES
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PLACEBO
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AN INERT SUBSTANCE THAT CAUSES RESULTS BY EXPECTATIONS ALONE
EX: POLLY AND PAT WERE TOLD THAT THE DRINK THEY ARE BEING GIVEN HAD ALCOHOL IN IT, WHEN IT REALLY DIDN'T. BECAUSE THEY WERE MADE TO BELIEVE IT WAS ALCOHOL, THEY FELT LIKE THEY WERE DRUNK. |
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CONTROL
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FACTOR THAT REMAINS THE SAME
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PHRENOLOGY
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AN OUTDATED PROCEDURE WHERE DISEASES WERE DIAGNOSED BY FEELING ODD SPOTS ON THE HEAD
EX: DR. PETE FELT AROUND FRAN'S HEAD AND CAME ACROSS A BUMP AND SAID THAT FRAN HAD TROUBLE WITH KEEPING TRACK OF THINGS (NOT TRUE). |
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NEUROLOGY
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THE STUDY OF DISORDERS IN THE BRAIN
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BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY
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CONCERNED WITH THE LINK BETWEEN BIOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR
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DENDRITE
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BUSHY, BRANCHING EXTENSION OF A NEURON THAT RECEIVES MESSAGES AND CONDUCTS IMPULSES TOWARD THE CELL BODY
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AXON
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EXTENSION OF A NEURON (ENDS IN BRANCHING TERMINAL FIBERS) THROUGH WHICH MESSAGES PASS TO OTHER NEURONS OR TO MUSCLES OR GLANDS
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SYNAPSE
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FUNCTION BETWEEN THE AXON TIP OF THE SENDING NEURON AND THE DENDRITE OR CELL BODY OF THE RECEIVING NEURON
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MYELIN SHEATH
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A LAYER OF FATTY TISSUE ENCASING THE FIBERS OF MANY NEURONS; ENABLES VASTLY GREATER TRANSMISSION SPEED OF NEURAL IMPULSES AS THE IMPULSE HOPS FROM ONE NODE TO THE NEXT
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NEUROTRANSMITTER
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CHEMICAL MESSENGERS; 1/10,000TH OF A SECOND, NT MOLECULES CROSS THE SYNAPTIC GAP AND BIND TO THE RECEPTOR SITES ON THE RECEIVING NEURON
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THRESHOLD
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THE LEVEL OF STIMULATION REQUIRED TO TRIGGER A NEURAL IMPULSE
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ACTION POTENTIAL
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A NEURAL IMPULSE; A BRIEF ELECTRICAL CHARGE THAT TRAVELS DOWN AN AXON; GENERATED BY POSITIVELY CHARGED ATOMS IN AND OUT OF CHANNELS IN THE AXON'S MEMBRANE
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MEDIAN
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THE MIDDLE SCORE IN DISTRIBUTION
EX: 1,2,3,4,5 -- 3 IS THE MIDDLE SCORE |
