Key Terms 9/11

Critical thinking

Thinking by questioning things.

Hindsight bias

The belief that you would have known something after you found out about it.

Peer review

When someone in your realm of study reviews your work.

Theory

Organizes observations and predicts events.

Hypothesis

A testable theory.

Falsifiable

Can be proven wrong.

Operational definition

All variables are defined as measurable.

Replication

Can be done over and over.

Case study

Studying individuals in depth.

Naturalistic observation

Watching something in an authentic habitat.

Survey/correlational study

A questionaire

Random sample

Everyone in the population has an equal chance of being chosen.

Sampling bias

occurs when not all individuals have an equal chance of being selected.

Population

Everyone you are studying.

Social desirability bias

Thinking what the answer should be instead of what it is.

Self-report bias

Not being honest about answers in order to present oneself in a different way.