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hindsight bias

the tendency to think you knew the outcome after it already happened

confirmation bias

searching for information that supports what you already believe

peer reviewers

experts who evaluate research before its published

theory

an organized explanation rhay predicts behavior or events

hypothesis

a testable prediction guided by a theory

falsifiable

can be tested and possibly shown to be wrong

operational definition

a specific way to measure or define a variable

replication

repeating a study to see if results are reliable

case study

an in depth study of one person or group

meta analysis

combining data from many studies to find patterns

naturalistic observation

watching behavior in real world settings without control

survey

a method of collection data through questionaires or interviews

social desirability bias

when people give answers they think are socially acceptable

self report bias

when people give in accurate answers about themselves

experimenter bias

when a researchers expectstuons influence the results

population

the entire group a study is meant to represent

sample

a smaller group taken from the population for study

sampling bias

when a sample does not represent the population fairly

random sample

every member of the population has an equal chance of being chosen

convenience sampling

using people who are easiest to access for the sample

representative sample

a sample that closely matches the populations traits