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hindsight bias
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"I knew it all along"
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critical thinking
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thinking that does not blindly accept arguments and conclusions. Examines assumptions, discerns hidden values, excalates evidence
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operational definiton
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a statement of the proceedures used to define research variables
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replication
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repeating the essence of a reaserch study with different participants in different situations to see wether the findings are the same
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case study
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an observation techinque when a person is studied in depth in hope of revealing universal principles
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random sample
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a sample that represents a population because each person has an equal chance of inclusion
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naturalistic observation
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observing/recording in naturally occurig situations without disruptiong the situation
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correlation
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a measure of the extent to which two factors vary together
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correlation coefficient
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a stitistical index of the relationship between two things
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illusory corelation
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the perception of a relationship when none exists
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random assignment
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assigning parcipitants to groups by chance
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double-blind procedure
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both the research participants and the staff are ignorant about whether the participants have the treatment or the placebo
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placebo
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any offect on behavior cause by expectations alone
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experimental group
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the group that is exposed to the treatment
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controll group
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the group that is not exposed to the treatment to be compared to the experimental group
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independent variable
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the factor that is manipulated; the viarable whos effect is being studied
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confounding variable
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a factor other than the independent variable that might produce an effect in an experiment
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dependent variable
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the outcome factor; the variable that may change in response to manipulations of the independent variable
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standard deviation
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a computed measure of how much scores vary around the mean score
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statistical significance
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a stitistical statement of how likely it is that an obtained result occurreed by chance`
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random assignment
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assigning parcipitants to groups by chance
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double-blind procedure
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both the research participants and the staff are ignorant about whether the participants have the treatment or the placebo
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placebo
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any offect on behavior cause by expectations alone
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experimental group
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the group that is exposed to the treatment
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controll group
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the group that is not exposed to the treatment to be compared to the experimental group
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independent variable
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the factor that is manipulated; the viarable whos effect is being studied
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confounding variable
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a factor other than the independent variable that might produce an effect in an experiment
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dependent variable
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the outcome factor; the variable that may change in response to manipulations of the independent variable
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standard deviation
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a computed measure of how much scores vary around the mean score
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statistical significance
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a stitistical statement of how likely it is that an obtained result occurreed by chance`
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informed consent
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the participants are told enough to enable them to decide if they want to participate or not
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debrifing
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explaining the results to the participants after the experiment
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