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Unit 2 AP Psych

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show The tendency to believe, after learning an outcome, that one would have foreseen it. (Also known as the "I-knew-it-all-along" phenomenon.)  
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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 observations and predicts behaviors or events.  
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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. For example, "human intelligence" may be operationally defined as what an intelligence test measures.  
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Replication   show
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Case Study   show
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Survey   show
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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   show
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show A statistical index of the relations between two things (from -1 to +1).  
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show A graphed cluster of dots, each of which represents the values of two variables.The slope of the points suggests the direction of their relationship.The amount of scatter suggests the strength of the correlation (little scatter indicates highcorrelation).  
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Illusory Correlation   show
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Experiment   show
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show Assigning participants to experimental and control groups by chance, thus minimizing pre-existing differences between those assigned to the different groups.  
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show An experimental procedure in which both the research participants and the research staff are ignorant (blind) about whether the research participants have received the treatment or a placebo. Commonly used in drug-evaluation studies.  
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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 the recipient assumes is an active agent.  
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Experimental Group   show
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Control Group   show
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show The experimental factor that is manipulated; the varible whose effect is being studied.  
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show A factor other than the independent variable that might produce an effect in an experiment.  
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Dependent Variable   show
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show The most frequently occurring score(s) in a distribution.  
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Mean   show
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Median   show
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Range   show
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show A computed measure of how much scores vary around the mean score.  
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Normal Curve (Normal Distribution)   show
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Statistical Significance   show
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Culture   show
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Informed Consent   show
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Debriefing   show
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