Module 4,5, And 6 Vocab

Front 1

Hindsight bias

Back 1

I: ongoing phenomenon

D: you believe you knew outcome

A: Interferes with critical thinking and scientific persuits

Front 2

Critical thinking

Back 2

I: element of scientific persuits

D: thinking that evaluates all information

A: defines scientific results, rather than biased ones

Front 3

Theory

Back 3

I: element of SM

D: explanation, with principles, of behaviors

A: helps create the bigger picture

Front 4

Hypothesis

Back 4

I: element of SM

D: a testable prediction

A: applied by a theory

Front 5

Operational definition

Back 5

I: element of SM

D: carefully worded procedure

A: helps with replication

Front 6

Replication

Back 6

I: element of SM

D: repeating a research study

A: proves a theory right/ with conclusions

Front 7

Case study

Back 7

I: element of study

D: analysis of special individuals

A: evidence > anecdote

Front 8

Naturalistic observation

Back 8

I: element of study

D: observing natural behaviors

A: describes specific behaviors

Front 9

Survey

Back 9

I: element of study

D: asking people questions

A: supports/ disapproves findings or theories OR can lead to developing new theories

Front 10

Sampling bias

Back 10

I: flaw of study

D: a flawed sampling; unreliable

A: makes research/ studies unreliable/ inaccurate

Front 11

Population

Back 11

I: element of a case study

D: group you want to study

A: can yeild specific, desired results

Front 12

Random sampling

Back 12

I: element of study

D: fairly represents a whole

A: allows for diversity and better representation

Front 13

Correlation

Back 13

I: analysis of data

D: two variables change together

A: determine accuracy of data

Front 14

Correlation

Back 14

I: analysis of data

D: two variables change together

A: determine how accurate data is

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Correlation coefficient

Back 15

I: analysis of data

D: stats of two variables relating

A: Determine if the data correlates

Hint 15

Related to correlation

Front 16

Scatterplot

Back 16

I: set of data

D: graphed cluster of dots (data)

A: visual of data correlating

Front 17

Illusory correlation

Back 17

I: analysis of data

D: perception of relationship but none exists

A: faulty analyzing of data

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Experiment

Back 18

I: element of research

D: observe cause and effect hypothesis

A: confirms/ denies theories

Front 19

Experimental group

Back 19

I: element of experiment

D: group exposed to treatment

A: help conduct experiment, essential

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Control group

Back 20

I: element of experiment

D: group not exposed to treatment

A: used to compare results of other group

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Random assignment

Back 21

I: element of experiment

D: randomly choosing control and experiment

A: eliminates chance of bias

Front 22

Double-blind procedure

Back 22

I: type of research

D: researcher nor participant knows treatmentA: used with drug-evaluation studies

treatmentA: used with drug-evaluation studies

A: used with drug-evaluation studies

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Placebo

Back 23

I: descriptor of data/ research

D: results caused by expectations aloneA: phenomenon of data

alone

A: phenomenon of data

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Independent variable

Back 24

I: element of experiment

D: manipulated factor

A: effects are studied

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Confounding variable

Back 25

I: element of experiment

D: similar to independent variable

A: may also produce effects

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Dependent variable

Back 26

I: element of experiment

D: outcome factor

A: may display change in data

Front 27

Validity

Back 27

I: element of experiment

D: experiment predicts outcome suggested

A: defines a successful/ failed experiment