Introduction to Social Psychology-Chapter 2

These flashcards cover key concepts related to social psychology, including research methods, biases, variables, and ethical concerns.

Hindsight Bias

People's tendency to overestimate their ability to predict the outcome of events.

Basic Research

Research concerned with trying to understand a phenomenon in its own right.

Applied Research

Research aimed at solving real-world problems.

Hypothesis

A prediction about what will happen under particular circumstances.

Causality

The relationship between cause and effect.

Independent Variable (IV)

The variable that is hypothesized to be the cause of a particular outcome.

Dependent Variable (DV)

The variable that is hypothesized to be affected by the manipulation of the independent variable.

Random Assignment

Assigning participants to different groups randomly to ensure each group is comparable.

External Validity

The degree to which results from a study can be generalized to real-world situations.

Internal Validity

The confidence that only the manipulated variable could have produced the results of an experiment.

Reliability

The degree to which measurements are consistent over time.

Validity

The extent to which a test measures what it intends to measure.

Informed Consent

The process of obtaining permission from participants after they have been informed of all aspects of the research.

Deception Research

Research in which participants are misled about the purpose or nature of the study.

Spurious Correlation

A false correlation between two variables due to the influence of a third variable.