Psych Unit 0 Part 1 Vocab Quiz

Define Critical thinking

• Thinking that does not automatically accept arguments and conclusions. It examines assumptions, appraises the source, discerns hidden biases, evaluates evidence, and assesses conclusions

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

• An explanation using an integrated set of principles that organizes observations and predicts behaviors or events.

• A carefully worded statement of the exact procedures used in a research study.

Define Hindsight bias

• The possibility than an idea, hypothesis, or theory can be disproven by observation or experiment

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

• A flawed sampling process that produces an unrepresentative sample

• A sample that fairly represents a population because each member has an equal chance of inclusion

Define Theory

• An explanation using an integrated set of principles that organizes observations and predicts behaviors or events.

• Thinking that does not automatically accept arguments and conclusions. It examines assumptions, appraises the source, discerns hidden biases, evaluates evidence, and assesses conclusions

• A testable prediction, often implied by a theory.

• A non-experimental technique for obtaining the self-reported attitudes or behaviors of a particular group, usually by questioning a representative

Define Hypothesis

• An explanation using an integrated set of principles that organizes observations and predicts behaviors or events.

• A testable prediction, often implied by a theory.

• A carefully worded statement of the exact procedures used in a research study.

• A non-experimental technique for obtaining the self-reported attitudes or behaviors of a particular group, usually by questioning a representative

Define Peer reviews

• Scientific experts who evaluate a research article's theory, originality, and accuracy

• The possibility than an idea, hypothesis, or theory can be disproven by observation or experiment

• A non-experimental technique in which one individual or group is studies in depth in the hope of revealing universal principles.

• A non-experimental technique of observing and recording behavior in naturally occurring situations without trying to manipulate and control the situation

Define Falsifiable

• The possibility than an idea, hypothesis, or theory can be disproven by observation or experiment

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

• Repeating the essence of a research study, usually with different participants in different situations, to see whether the basic finding can be reproduce.

• A flawed sampling process that produces an unrepresentative sample 

Define Operational definition

• A carefully worded statement of the exact procedures used in a research study.

• An explanation using an integrated set of principles that organizes observations and predicts behaviors or events.

• A flawed sampling process that produces an unrepresentative sample 

• Bias from people's responding in ways they presume a researcher expects or wishes

Define Replication

• Repeating the essence of a research study, usually with different participants in different situations, to see whether the basic finding can be reproduce.

• A non-experimental technique in which one individual or group is studies in depth in the hope of revealing universal principles.

• A readiness to perceive ourselves favorably.

• A flawed sampling process that produces an unrepresentative sample 

Define Case study

• A non-experimental technique in which one individual or group is studies in depth in the hope of revealing universal principles.

• A non-experimental technique of observing and recording behavior in naturally occurring situations without trying to manipulate and control the situation

• A non-experimental technique for obtaining the self-reported attitudes or behaviors of a particular group, usually by questioning a representative

• Bias from people's responding in ways they presume a researcher expects or wishes

Define naturalistic observation

• A non-experimental technique for obtaining the self-reported attitudes or behaviors of a particular group, usually by questioning a representative

• A non-experimental technique of observing and recording behavior in naturally occurring situations without trying to manipulate and control the situation

• A non-experimental technique in which one individual or group is studies in depth in the hope of revealing universal principles.

• Scientific experts who evaluate a research article's theory, originality, and accuracy