Scientific Attitude
This type of thinking does not accept arguments and conclusions automatically
Critical Thinking
the tendency, after an event has occurred, to overestimate the extent to which the outcome could have been foreseen.
Hindsight Bias
the degree of a relationship (usually linear) between two variables
Correlation
a subset of a population of interest that is selected for study with the aim of making inferences about the population
Sample
a measure of dispersion obtained by subtracting the lowest score in a distribution from the highest score
Range
Curious, skeptical, humble
The tendency to gather evidence that confirms preexisting expectations
Confirmation Bias
the variable in an experiment that is specifically manipulated or is observed to occur before the dependent, or outcome, variable, in order to assess its effect or influence.
Independent Variable or IV
a description of something in terms of the operations (procedures, actions, or processes) by which it could be observed and measured.
Operational Definition
the numerical average of a set of scores, computed as the sum of all scores divided by the number of scores.
Mean
Psychology is a Science because
it's findings are the result of a scientific approach
a cognitive bias characterized by an overestimation of one’s actual ability to perform a task successfully
overconfidence
the outcome that is observed to occur or change after the occurrence or variation of the independent variable in an experiment
Dependent Variable
any systematic errors in the research process or the interpretation of its results that are attributable to a researcher’s behavior
Experimenter Bias
measures how spread out a set of numbers is around its average (mean)
Standard Deviation
No one has been able to demontrate these happenings in a lab environment
the tendency for extremely high or extremely low scores to become more moderate
Regression towards the mean
a quantitative technique for synthesizing the results of multiple studies of a phenomenon into a single result
meta analysis
a set of scores with two peaks or modes around which values tend to cluster, such that the frequencies at first increase and then decrease around each peak.
Bimodal Distribution
which of the three elements of a scientific attitude is associated with the question, "Does it work?"
Curiousity
a graphical representation of the relationship between two continuously measured variables in which one variable is arrayed on each axis and a dot or other symbol is placed at each point where the values of the variables intersect
Scatterplot
the bias to present yourself in a manner that will be viewed favorably by others. In an experiment : the tendency of participants to give answers that are in accordance with social norms or the perceived desires of the researcher
Social Desirablity Bias
the degree to which a research outcome cannot reasonably be attributed to the operation of chance or random factors
Statistical Significance