What is naturalistic observation
Ex: Jane Goodall's study on chimpanzees
100
Factor manipulated by experimenter
What is Independent Variable
200
Capable of being disproved
What is Falsifiable
200
looking for evidence to support an idea
What is confirmation bias
200
Judging something by superficial similarity to something else, STEREOTYPES
What is Representative
200
Watch one person/group in depth overtime
Give an example!
What is Case Studies
Ex: The wild boy of Aveyron (aka wolf boy) , watch the development of a disease
200
Factor affected by independent variable
What is Dependent Variable
300
Need to duplicate results
What is Replicability
300
belief that we we see the world exactly how it is
What is Naive Realism
300
Estimating the likelihood of something based on ease with which comes to mind.
Ex: Cigarette smoking is not unhealthy because my grandpa smoked and lived to be 100
What is Availability
300
Looks at the strength of a relationship between two. CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSATION.
Give and explain an example
What is Correlation Studies
Ex: income & education, Ice cream sales & shark attacks, cavities & vocabulary, etc.
300
Exposed to independent variable
What is Experimental Group
400
Simplest explanation is often best
What is Occam's Razor
400
Just because two things occur together does not mean one causes the other!!
What is Correlation vs. Causation
400
Overestimation of how much one could have predicted known outcomes
ex: "I told you so", "I knew they would make the perfect couple"
What is Hindsight Bias
400
(1) random assignment
(2) manipulation of independent variable
What is Experiments
400
Not exposed to independent variable
What is Control Group
500
Consider alternate explanations
What is Rule out rival hypotheses
500
Keep an open mind, but not too open
What is Oberg's Dictum
500
Overestimate our ability to make correct predictions
ex: 100% of college students think they are "above average" -how is that possible?
What is Overconfidence
500
Questionnaires or special interviews to obtain descriptions of their attitudes, beliefs, and opinions.
What is Surveys
500
All participants have equal chance of participating in experimental group.