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Vocabulary for AP Psychology Chapter One

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show the tendency to believe, after learning an outcome, that one would have foreseen it  
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show thinking that does not blindly accept arguments and conclusions. Rather, it examines assumptions, discerns hidden values, evaluates evidence, and assesses conclusions  
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show an explanation using an integrated set of principles that organizes and predicts observations  
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show a testable prediction, often implied by a theory  
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show a statement of the procedures(operations) used to define research variables.  
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show repeating the essence of a research study, usually with different participants in different situations, to see whether the basic finding extends to other participants and circumstances  
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case study   show
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survey   show
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show the tendency to overestimate the extent to which others share our beliefs and behaviors  
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population   show
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random sample   show
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show observing and recording behavior in naturally occurring situations without trying to manipulate and control the situation  
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correlation coefficient   show
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scatterplot   show
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show the perception of a relationship where none exists  
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experiment   show
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double-blind procedure   show
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show experimental results caused by expectations alone; any effect on behavior caused by the administration of an inert substance or condition, which is assumed to be an active agent.  
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experimental condition   show
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control condition   show
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random assignment   show
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independent variable   show
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show the experimental factor -- in psychology, the behavior or mental process -- that is being measured; the variable that may change in response in manipulations of the independent variable  
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show a computed measure of how much scores vary around the mean score  
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show a statistical statement of how likely it is that an obtained result occurred by chance  
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show the enduring behaviors, ideas, attitudes, and traditions shared by a large group of people and transmitted from one generation to the next  
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