Psychology Lecture Notes: Research and Approaches

A set of vocabulary flashcards derived from psychology lecture notes covering heuristics, research methodologies, and historical approaches.

Confirmation

Tendency to only seek out information that supports the existing idea.

Hindsight Bias

"I knew it all along".

Overconfidence

Tendency to overestimare-ur knowledgelability - Superstition.

110 Socoration

Tendency to believe variables have a relationship where none exists.

Quantivee

research - Backed up by numerical Data.

Qualitative

research case studies/interview responses.

case study

One individual OR Group - Unique - Studying Someone.

obsenation

Observing in a natural / naturally occuring Setting.

Survey

Quick easy - Can be effected by Poor Survey.

Meta-analysis

Combines & Synthesizes data from multiple independant Studies.

Hypothesis

A Prediction about a relationship between Variables.

Falsifiable

The ability to test a Statement, by finding Something to disprove it.

Operational prons

Defines how a Specific concept will be measured /observed.

Repurcation

Repeating research to determine if the original was correct.

Confounding Variables

Factors that Impact the dependant variable.

Bychoanalytic

Conciousness.

Behavioral

Observable.

Cognitive

Thinking.

Humi Chistic

Self-actualization ~ Becoming the best Person you can be.

Social Cultural

Family ~ Peers & Environement.

Biological

Genes, Hormones, Neurotransmitters, $1/2$, Brain.

FunWHoney

Survival.

Psychosocial

interactions between an individuons biology, Personality, & environment.

Deductive reasoning

Claim that can be proven.

Inductive

Uses observations to make generalizations.

Morals

Shared Standards.

Independant Variable

factors that are manipulated or controlled.

Dependant Variable

factors that are measured or observed.

Random Assignment

Participants have an equal chance.