AP Psychology Unit 1.2 - Research Methods

hindsight bias

when people convince themselves that an event was perdictable/inevitable after it happens, also know as the “I-knew-it-all-along” effect.

overconfidence

the tendency to overvalue yourself and your statements

false consensus effect

tendency to overestimate the agreements of others with our own opinions

case study

psychologists study one individual in great depth in the hope of revealing things true to us all

survey

a technique for ascertaining the self-reported attitudes or behaviors of people, usually by questioning a representative random sample of them

wording effects

answers changing based on the wording of the prompt

naturalistic observation

observing and recording behavior in naturally occurring situations without trying to manipulate or control the situation

double-blind procedure