Unit 0 Research Methods and Data
Interpretation UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
hindsight bias (I-knew-it-all-along phenomenon) - CORRECT ANSWER - the tendency to believe,
after learning an outcome, that one would have foreseen it
critical thinking - CORRECT ANSWER - thinking that does not blindly accept arguments and
conclusions. Rather, it examines assumptions, discerns hidden values, evaluates evidence, and assesses
conclusions.
Theory - CORRECT ANSWER - explanation of behavior that unifies a broad range of
observations
Hypothesis - CORRECT ANSWER - A testable prediction, often implied by a theory
Replication - CORRECT ANSWER - repeating the essence of a research study, usually with
different participants in different situations, to see whether the basic finding extends to other participants
and circumstances
case study - CORRECT ANSWER - a descriptive technique in which one individual or group is
studied in depth in the hope of revealing universal principles
survey - CORRECT ANSWER - a descriptive technique for obtaining the self-reported attitudes or
behaviors of a particular group, usually by questioning a representative, random sample of the group
random sample - CORRECT ANSWER - Survey method of selecting from a population in which
each person has an equal probability of being selected
naturalistic observation - CORRECT ANSWER - a descriptive technique of observing and
recording behavior in naturally occurring situations without trying to manipulate and control the situation
Interpretation UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
hindsight bias (I-knew-it-all-along phenomenon) - CORRECT ANSWER - the tendency to believe,
after learning an outcome, that one would have foreseen it
critical thinking - CORRECT ANSWER - thinking that does not blindly accept arguments and
conclusions. Rather, it examines assumptions, discerns hidden values, evaluates evidence, and assesses
conclusions.
Theory - CORRECT ANSWER - explanation of behavior that unifies a broad range of
observations
Hypothesis - CORRECT ANSWER - A testable prediction, often implied by a theory
Replication - CORRECT ANSWER - repeating the essence of a research study, usually with
different participants in different situations, to see whether the basic finding extends to other participants
and circumstances
case study - CORRECT ANSWER - a descriptive technique in which one individual or group is
studied in depth in the hope of revealing universal principles
survey - CORRECT ANSWER - a descriptive technique for obtaining the self-reported attitudes or
behaviors of a particular group, usually by questioning a representative, random sample of the group
random sample - CORRECT ANSWER - Survey method of selecting from a population in which
each person has an equal probability of being selected
naturalistic observation - CORRECT ANSWER - a descriptive technique of observing and
recording behavior in naturally occurring situations without trying to manipulate and control the situation
