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15 Cards in this Set
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Hindsight Bias
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The tendency to believe after learning an outcome that you would have foreseen it
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Operational Definition
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A statement of procedure used to define research variables.
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Replication
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A repeating of an essence of a research study usually with different participants in a different setting.
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Case Study
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An observable technique in which one person is studied in depth in the hopes of revealing a universal principle.
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Survey
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A technique of ascertaining the self reported attitudes or behaviors of a particular group usually by questionnaire.
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Population
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All the cases in a group being studied from which the sample in drawn
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Random Sample
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A sample that is fairly represents a population because each member has an equal chance of inclusion.
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Naturalistic Observation
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Observing and recording behavior in a naturally occurring environment.
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Correlation
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A measure of the extent to which two factors vary together and thus of how well either factor predicts the other.
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Correlation Coefficient
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The statistical index of relationship between two things (between -1 and 1)
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Scatter-plot
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A graphed cluster of dots each representing the values of two variables. The slope of the points suggests the direction of the relationship between the two variables.
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Illusory Correlation
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The perception of a correlation where one does not exist.
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Experiment
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A research method in which the investigator manipulates the independent variable(s) to observe the effect of the dependent variable on a behavior/ mental process.
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Random Assignment
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Assigning participants to experimental and control groups by chance thus minimizing preexisting differences between the two groups.
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Double- Blind Procedure
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An experimental process by which neither the research nor the participants know which group is the control group and the experimental group.
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