Lecture 1
Heuristics that we might fall prey to if we rely on intuition alone?
Hint: There's 3+
What is overconfidence.
What is hindsight bias.
What is naive realism.
Extras: Pluralism of anecdote, Illusory correlation
The different types of scientific papers.
Hint: There's 5.
What is empiricial studies.
What is literature reviews.
What is theoretical articles.
What is methodological articles.
What is case studies.
Formation of hypotheses based on things in real life that puzzle/frustrate/fascinate us.
What is bottom-up (observation driven) hypothesis formation.
This process involves registering a study's design and hypotheses before data collection.
What is preregistration?
___ handles requests for human subject research.
What is IRB.
The three ways of knowing.
What is authority.
What is use of reason.
What is empiricism.
Typical sections of an empirical paper
Hint: There's 4.
Formation of hypothesis based on already existing theories to expand on or test.
What is top down (theory driven) hypothesis formation.
The two types of hypotheses.
What are directional and non-directional hypotheses?
___ handles requests for animal research.
What is IACUC (Institutional Animal care and use Committee)?
The belief that our perceptions reflect reality exactly as it is.
What is naïve realism?
A research article proposing a new way to measure or analyze data.
What is a methodological article?
___ explains, summarizes, and organizes behavior.
What is theory/theories.
A study design that is reviewed before results are collected, ensuring transparency.
What is a registered report?
The key elements of informed consent.
What are study description, duration, ability to withdraw, confidentiality, and researcher contact info?
The key difference between science and pseudoscience.
What is that science is based on systematic observations, falsifiability, and testable hypotheses, while pseudoscience relies on anecdotal evidence and avoids disproof?
A study that focuses on a single individual or small group, often to highlight a rare phenomenon.
What is a case study?
The role studies play in the development of theories.
What is that studies provide support for, refine, or challenge existing theories?
The key difference between a preregistered study and a registered report.
What is that a preregistered study is planned before data collection, while a registered report undergoes peer review before research begins?
The ethical principle that requires treating participants with fairness and respect.
What is justice?
This type of paper summarizes past research and identifies gaps in understanding.
What is a literature review?
The main difference between conceptual and exact replication.
What is that conceptual replication tests the same idea with different methods, while exact replication reproduces the original study’s conditions?
A hypothesis that predicts only that a difference will occur, but not the direction.
What is a non-directional hypothesis?
he principle that researchers must weigh the costs and benefits of a study.
What is beneficence?