Statistics
Used to measure/describe characteristics of groups under study, often through a histogram
What is descriptive statistics?
To explore cause and effect
What is an experimental design?
A testable prediction
What is a hypothesis?
The degree to which two variables are related and how well one predicts the other
What is correlation?
It tells us how diverse the data is
What is measures of variation?
To observe and record behavior
What are case studies, naturalistic observations, and surveys?
People tend to think they know more than they know
What is overconfidence?
Data in which each dot represents a value for two variables
What is a scatterplot?
It is a single score that represents a whole set of scores
What is measures of Central Tendency?
To detect naturally occurring relationships and assess correlation between variables
What is a correlational study?
Represents a population that avoids a sampling bias
What is random sampling?
A factor that the experiment manipulates to study its effect
What is an independent variable?
Used to determine the probability of their findings being true when applied to a larger population
What is Inferential Statistics?
_____ intend to simulate behaviors in real life to test theoretical principles
What is psychological research and experiments?
Tendency to believe that one would’ve foreseen an outcome after learning about it
What is hindsight bias?
Avoids placebo effect and experimenter bias
What is Double-blind procedure?
In order to generalize _____, we need to know if the difference is reliable/significant.
What is Observed Difference?
_____ has standards for safeguarding a human participant's well-being, namely informed consent and debriefing them later.
What is the APA ethics code?
Phrasing that reduces social desirability bias
What is the wording effect?
Random events we notice and falsely assume are related
What is an illusory correlation?