AP Psych: Unit 0 Vocab: Pt. 2- Research: Intro + Methods (#2)

The "I knew it all along" phenomenon:

• Hindsight Bias

• Social Desirability Norm

• Hawthorne Effect

• Self Report Bias

Research flaw where one believes they could have figured out the outcome of a study having already seen the results.

• Hindsight Bias

• Self Report Bias

• Overconfidence

• Illusory Correlation

When someone alters their behavior when they know they are being watched.

• Hawthorne Effect

• Self Report Bias

• Confounding Variable

• Directionality Problem

When one thinks they know more than they do or believes they will perform better than they do.

• Overconfidence

• Negative Correlation

• Hindsight Bias

• Social Desirability Bias

Statement that attempts to explain why things occur:

• Theory

• Hypothesis

• Confederate

• Operational Definition

Another term for "Research Question":

• Theory

• Hypothesis

• Independent Variable

• Operational Definition

Includes explanation of terms used and a list of specific procedures in a psychological study:

• Operational Definition

• Theory

• Hypothesis

• Descriptive Method

Includes exact testing operations, parameters, variables, subjects, units of measurement, etc.

• Operational Definition

• Theory

• Descriptive Method

• Hypothesis

Unique characteristic of psychological research compared to other forms of scientific research:

• Operational Definitions

• Confounding Variables

• Descriptive Method

• Correlational Method

Explanations/ interpretations of behaviors, concepts, etc. can differ between studies as seen in:

• Operational Definitions

• Theory

• Hypothesis

• Quantitative Research