PSYC 100A Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Edward B. Titchener, Evolutionary Psychology, Random Assignment

• School: University of Victoria
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 100A
• Professor: All

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Hindsight bias: the tendency to believe, after learning an outcome, that one would have foreseen it. (also known as the i-knew-it-all-along phenomenon. ) Scientific method: a self-correcting process for evaluating ideas with observation and analysis. Theory: an explanation using an integrated set of principles that organizes observations and predicts behaviors or events. * hypotheses: a testable prediction, often implied by a theory. Operational definitions: a carefully worded statement of the exact procedures (operations) used in a research study. Operationally defined as what an intelligence test measure. Replicate: repeating the essence of a research study, usually with different participants in different situations, to see whether the basic finding can be reproduced. Case study: a descriptive technique in which one individual or group is studied in depth in the hope of revealing universal principles. Naturalistic observations: a descriptive technique of observing and recording behavior in naturally occurring situations without trying to manipulate and control the situation.