UNIT 2 REVIEW

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

• Hindsight bias

• Confirmation bias

• Overconfidence effect

• Anchoring bias

A testable prediction, often implied by a theory, is called a ________.

• Hypothesis

• Variable

• Observation

• Experiment

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Repeating the essence of the research study, usually with different participants in different situations, to see whether the basic finding can be reproduced is called ________.

• Replication

• Randomization

• Generalization

• Correlation

A descriptive technique of observing and recording behavior in naturally occurring situations without trying to manipulate or control the situation is called ________.

• Naturalistic observation

• Case study

• Survey method

• Experimental method

A flawed sampling process that produces an unrepresentative sample is called ________.

• Sampling bias

• Random sampling

• Stratified sampling

• Systematic sampling

A sample that fairly represents a population because each member has an equal chance of inclusion is called a ________.

• Random sample

• Convenience sample

• Biased sample

• Stratified sample

A statistical index of the relationship between two things (-1.00 to +1.00) is called a ________.

• Correlation coefficient

• Mean

• Standard deviation

• Regression line

A graphical cluster of dots, each of which represents the values of two variables, is called a ________.

• Scatterplot

• Histogram

• Bar graph

• Pie chart

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

The tendency for extreme or unusual scores or events to fall back (regress) towards the average is called ________.

• Regression toward the mean

• Confirmation bias

• Overconfidence effect

• Anchoring bias

In an experiment, the group not exposed to the treatment; contrasts with the experimental group and serves as a comparison for evaluating the effect of the treatment is called the ________.

• Control group

• Experimental group

• Placebo group

• Variable group