Scientific
Foundations #1
Foundations #1
This is an ethical concern when potential harm to study participants is too high.
What is risk of harm to participants?
Outcomes seem predictable after they occur due to this bias.
What is hindsight bias?
This is the Big 5 Trait most associated with behaviors such as having organized study notes.
What is conscientiousness?
This memory technique involves repeating information to hold it temporarily.
What is phonological loop or repetitive rehearsal?
An animal stops responding to a repeated stimulus due to this.
What is habituation?
This research method examines relationships between variables without manipulation.
What is a correlational experiment?
This bias involves focusing on evidence that confirms existing beliefs.
What is confirmation bias?
An internal locus of control is often associated with this mental health outcome.
What is lower levels of things like depression?
This category of memory holds factual knowledge about the world.
What is semantic memory?
This type of learning is not immediately expressed until necessary.
What is latent learning?
This psychological perspective examines behaviors related to survival.
What is the evolutionary perspective?
This variable is manipulated by the researcher in a controlled study.
What is an independent variable?
This perspective values unconditional acceptance and growth.
What is Carl Rogers’ person-centered humanistic perspective?
These two types of intelligence diverge around the age of 30.
What is Fluid & Crystalized Intelligence?
This natural reaction to a stimulus occurs without prior learning.
What is an unconditioned response?
Researchers determine this by calculating the average of all data points.
What is the mean?
This correlation occurs when both variables tend to increase together.
What is a positive correlation?
This involves failing due to a perception of lack of control.
What is learned helplessness?
This strategy involves grouping information into familiar units.
What is chunking?
This phenomenon causes underperformance due to negative expectations.
What is stereotype threat?
This represents the specific way in which a variable is measured in a study.
What is an operational definition?
This method involves studying the same subjects over long periods
What is a longitudinal study?
This concept involves interaction between personal traits, behavior, and environment.
What is reciprocal determinism?
This interference affects learning of new information.
What is proactive interference?
This heuristic biases perception based on recent vivid events.
What is the availability heuristic?