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A tendency to search for information that supports our preconceptions and to
ignore or distort contradictory evidence
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1 experimental psychology 2 correlation
3 confirmation bias 4 hypothesis
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Terms in this set (86)
, experimental psychology the study of behavior and thinking using the
experimental method
psychology the science of bahavior and mental processes
hindsight bias the tendency to believe, after learning an outcome
that one would have foreseen it (also known as I-
knew-it-all-along phenomenon)
critical thinking thinking that does not blindly accept arguments
and conclusions. Rather, it examines assumptions,
discerns hidden values, evaluates evidence, and
assesses conclusions
hypothesis a testable prediction, often implied by a theory
operational definition a carefully worded statement of the exact
procedures (operations) used in a research study.
For example, human intelligence may be
operationally defined as what an intelligence test
measures
replication 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 an observation technique in which one person is
studied in depth in the hope of revealing universal
principles
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A tendency to search for information that supports our preconceptions and to
ignore or distort contradictory evidence
Choose an answer
1 experimental psychology 2 correlation
3 confirmation bias 4 hypothesis
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Terms in this set (86)
, experimental psychology the study of behavior and thinking using the
experimental method
psychology the science of bahavior and mental processes
hindsight bias the tendency to believe, after learning an outcome
that one would have foreseen it (also known as I-
knew-it-all-along phenomenon)
critical thinking thinking that does not blindly accept arguments
and conclusions. Rather, it examines assumptions,
discerns hidden values, evaluates evidence, and
assesses conclusions
hypothesis a testable prediction, often implied by a theory
operational definition a carefully worded statement of the exact
procedures (operations) used in a research study.
For example, human intelligence may be
operationally defined as what an intelligence test
measures
replication 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 an observation technique in which one person is
studied in depth in the hope of revealing universal
principles
