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Research Terms
Word | Definition |
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Replication | repeating the essence of a research study |
Hindsight Bias | The tendency to believe, after learning an outcome, that one would have foreseen it |
Theory | - An explanation using an integrated set of principles that organizes and predicts observations |
Hypothesis | A testable prediction, often implied by a theory |
Psychiatry | A branch of medicine dealing with psychological disorders |
Applied Research | Scientific study that aims to solve practical problems |
Clinical Psychology | A branch of psychology that studies, assesses, and treats people with psychological disorders |
Basic Research | Pure science that aims to increase the scientific knowledge base (academic) |
Psychology | The science of behavior and mental processes |
Nature vs. Nurture | The longstanding controversy over he relative contributions of genes and experience to the development of psychological traits and behaviors |