Ap psychology- unit 0

Empirical approach

An evidence based method that draws on observation and experimentation

Critical thinking

Thinking that does not automatically accept arguments and conclusions

Hindsight bias

The tendency to believe, after learning an outcome, that one would have foreseen it

Over confidence

A cognitive bias that is characterized by a disconnect between someone’s perceived and actual abilities

Perceiving order in random events

People that perceive random acts as not random

A single blind procedure

Research participants are blind about whether they received the treatment or a placebo