Unit 0 List A Quiz

Which term refers to the tendency to seek out information that confirms our existing beliefs?

• Cultural norms

• Confirmation bias

• Experimenter bias

• Hindsight bias

What is the term for the shared expectations and behaviors of a particular group or society?

• Perspectives/Biases

• Cultural norms

• Overconfidence

• Peer review

Which bias occurs when the experimenter's expectations influence the outcome of a study?

• Experimenter bias

• Case study

• Control group

• Debriefing

What is the term for the tendency to believe, after an event has occurred, that one would have predicted or expected the outcome?

• Hindsight bias

• Double-blind study

• Falsifiability

• Generalizability

Which term refers to the belief in one's own abilities or knowledge that is often greater than the actual abilities or knowledge?

• Overconfidence

• Independent variables

• Informed consent

• Likert scales

What is the process of having experts in a field evaluate and critique research studies before they are published?

• Peer review

• Research Methods

• Dependent variables

• Informed assent

Which research method involves in-depth analysis of a single individual or case?

• Case study

• Experimenter bias

• Control group

• Debriefing

What principle ensures that the personal information of research participants is kept confidential?

• Confidentiality

• Replication

• Single-blind study

• Social desirability bias

Which term refers to variables that may unintentionally influence the results of a study?

• Confounding variables

• Institutional review board

• Operational definitions

• Placebo

What is the group in an experiment that does not receive the experimental treatment?

• Control group

• Experimental group

• Informed consent

• Professional ethics