Ethics/Research/Stats
this means there is a high probability that the independent variable (IV) caused the difference/change in the dependent variable (DV) – NOT CHANCE or another variable
statistical significance
What is it referred to as when people attend to mentions of their names or specific topics in loud or distracting environments.
Cocktail party effect
______ are referred to as the ideal example for any given concept
Prototypes
This type of memory that is more easily described or explained to others. Types of this memory include episodic and semantic
explicit memory
A test is considered this if it measures what it is designed to measure
Valid
Which two types of harm fall under the "Protection from harm" ethic?
psychological and physical
Perceptual principles such as closure, figure ground, proximity, and similarity are part of this type of psychology
Gestalt
Creativity is a way of thinking that includes generating novel ideas and engaging in _______ thinking.
Divergent
Condition where individuals have difficulty remembering events, information, or experiences that occurred before a specific time, often an event or trauma cause this
retrograde amnesia
A type of test that is used to predict how someone will perform in the future
Aptitude test
The statistical measure of correlation is called a ______, which is noted on a scale from -1.0 to +1.0 (r-value) and displayed through a scatter plot.
correlation coefficient
What is it known as when you maintain the perception of an object even when the images of the object in the visual field change
Perceptional constancies
frameworks for thinking (organize information in a way to make our environment make sense) is known as...
schemas
Proactive interference
Test-retest and split-half are ways to ensure a test is...
Reliable
the tendency for extreme or unusual scores/events to fall back toward the average
Regression to the mean
Which type of processing of external sensory information is when your interpretation is based on prior knowledge, expectations, and experiences.
Top down processing
How you pose a question or thought to get a person to think or do something is known as _____
framing
Process during which synaptic connections between neurons become stronger with frequent activation, is a biological process for memory.
Long term potentiation
When people believe intelligence stays the same since birth and can affect academic achievement it's referred to as...
Fixed mindset
This group scrutinizes proposals to guard rights and welfare of subjects
IRB
These type of cues (relative clarity, relative size, texture gradient, linear perspective, and interposition) give the illusion of depth on flat or two-dimensional surfaces.
Monocular depth cues
Type of judgement error in which decisions are made by recalling the first or most vivid example that comes to mind.
availability heuristic
The process of memory retrieval can be enhanced when people are in the same environmental space is known as..
Context-dependent memory
IQ scores across much of the world have generally increased overtime due to societal factors, such as higher socioeconomic status and access to better health care and better nutrition. This is known as the...
Flynn Effect