Psychological Research -crash course psychology

What is the term for the phenomenon where we tend to grossly underestimate the dangers of false intuition?

• Recency Bias

• Observer Bias

• Confirmation Bias

• Hindsight Bias

What is the term for the natural tendency to feel like you're right about people when you're actually wrong?

• Observer Bias

• Overconfidence

• Hindsight Bias

• Confirmation Bias

What is the term for the tendency to perceive order in random events, leading to false assumptions?

• Illusory Correlation

• Confirmation Bias

• Observer Bias

• Recency Bias

Which type of psychological research takes an in-depth look at one individual?

• Case Studies

• Experiments

• Naturalistic Observation

• Surveys

Which type of psychological research involves watching behavior in a natural environment without manipulating it?

• Naturalistic Observation

• Case Studies

• Experiments

• Surveys

Which type of psychological research involves collecting behavioral data using surveys or interviews?

• Naturalistic Observation

• Experiments

• Case Studies

• Surveys

What is the term for the outside factors that may skew the results of an experiment?

• Independent Variables

• Confounding Variables

• Control Variables

• Dependent Variables

What is the term for the thing that depends on the thing that can be changed in an experiment?

• Dependent Variable

• Independent Variable

• Control Group

• Experimental Group

What is the term for the thing that can be changed in an experiment?

• Dependent Variable

• Experimental Group

• Independent Variable

• Control Group

What is the term for the process where researchers and participants are unaware of which group is experimental and which is control?

• Double Blind Procedure

• Placebo Effect

• Sampling Bias

• Observer Bias