Psychology Module 2

Front 1

The tendency to believe, after learning an outcome, that one would have foreseen it.

Back 1

Hindsight bias

Front 2

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

Back 2

Critical Thinking

Front 3

An explanation using an integrated set of principle that organizes and predicts observations.

Back 3

Theory

Front 4

A testable prediction, often implied by a theory.

Back 4

Hypothesis

Front 5

A statement of the procedures used to define research variables.

Back 5

Operational definition

Front 6

Repeating the essence of a research study, usually with different participants in different situations, to see whether the basic findings extend to other participants and circumstances.

Back 6

Replication

Front 7

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

Back 7

Culture