Psychology Flashcards

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psychology

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The scientific study of behavior and mental processes

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critical thinking

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Question, analyze, interpret, evaluate, and make judgment on information you receive

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hindsight bias

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The tendency to believe, after learning an outcome, that one would have foreseen it

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confirmation bias

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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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overconfidence

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Tendency to overestimate our ability to make correct predictions

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peer reviews

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The evaluation of scientific, academic, or professional work by others in the same field to ensure its quality and validity before publication or presentation.

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Hypothesis

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A testable prediction, often implied by a theory

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Falsifiable

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Hypothesis tested to see if it can be proven wrong based on scientific observation and investigation

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Operational Definition

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A statement of the procedures used to define research variables (how are the variables measured)

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Replication

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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