psychology hindsight bias – Flashcards

tendency to believe after learning an outcome, that one would have foreseen it. "I knew it all along"

together with hindsight bias, can lead to overestimate our intuition

thinking that does not blindly accept arguments and conclusions. it examines assumptions,discerns, and hidden value. "smart thinking"

explanation using an integrated set of principles that organizes observations and predicts behaviors or events. "mere hunch"

testable prediction often implied by a theory

statement of the procedures used to define research variables

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

observation technique in which one person is studied in depth in the hope of revealing universal principals

technique of ascertaining the self-reported attitudes of behaviors of a particular group, usually by questioning a representative,random sample of the group

observe and record behavior in naturally occurring situations without trying to manipulate and control the situation

measure of the extent to which 2 factors vary together and thus of how well either factor predicts the other

graphed cluster of dots, each of which represents the values of 2 variables. the slope of points suggests the direction of the relationship between the 2

perception of a relationship where no one exists

research method in which an investigator manipulates one or more factors to observe the effect on some behavior or mental process

both research participants and the research staff are ignorant about whether the research participants have received the treatment or the placebo

experimental results caused by expectation alone, any effect on behavior caused by the administration of an inert substance or condition