PSYC 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Hindsight Bias, Naturalistic Observation, Psychological Science
13 Jun 2016
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Hindsight bias i knew it all along . Theory the big picture, explains phenomenon, predicts future behavior. Replication trying it again using the same operational definitions of concepts and procedures. Case study examining one individual in depth, danger: can be unrepresentative information. Naturalistic observation observing natural behavior (just watching and not trying to change anything) Survey gathering information through self-report, many cases, less depth, try to get a representative sample. Random sampling technique for making sure that every individual in a population has an equal chance of being in the sample. Correlation when two traits or attributes are related to each other, measure of how they vary together, one does not necessarily cause another. Positive correlation vary together in the same direction. Negative correlation as one factor goes up, the other goes down. Correlation coefficient measure of relationship, range of (-1. 00, 1. 00), closer to 0 is weak. Manipulating one factor while keeping others under control.
