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Psych 100 mini exam
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| thesis statement | A statement of the central idea in a work, may be explicit or implicit. |
| topic sentence | A sentence that expresses the main idea of the paragraph in which it occurs. |
| cognition | all the mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating |
| Metacognition | awareness and understanding of one's own thought processes. |
| Heuristic | a problem solving approach to find a satisfactory solution, fast and has flaws |
| Concept | A general idea or thought about something |
| Prototype | an original model on which later versions are patterned |
| Algorithm | a step-by-step procedure for solving a problem, slow less flaws |
| Scientific Method | A logical, systematic approach to the solution of a scientific problem |
| Correlation | A measure of the relationship between two variables |
| Descriptive | giving details about; illustrating; explaining |
| Experimental | to explore cause and effect with a trial |
| wording effects | when a specific word used in a question affects how respondents answer the question or the order of the questions |
| random sampling | a method of poll selection that gives each person in a group the same chance of being selected |
| representative sampling | A subset of a population that closely matches the overall characteristics of the population. |
| Population | a group of organisms of the same species populating a given area |
| Sample | a subset of the population |
| Experiment | Data driven trial, different from a study. |
| treatment group | the participants in an experiment who are exposed to the level of the independent variable. |
| control group | The group that is not exposed to the independent variable, comparative to treatment group. |
| random assignment | assigning participants to experimental and control conditions by chance |
| double-blind procedure | an experimental procedure in which both the research participants don't know what is given to them. |
| Placebo effect | results caused by expectations alone |
| independent variable | variable that is manipulated |
| confounding variable | a factor other than the independent variable that might produce an effect in an experiment |
| dependent variable | The outcome factor; the variable that may change in response to the independent variable. |
| Theory | A hypothesis that has been tested with a significant amount of data |
| Hypothesis | A testable prediction, often implied by a theory |
| falsifiable | capable of being disproved |
| operational definition | a statement of the procedures used to define research variables |
| Replication | repeating the essence of a study |
| peer review | a review by people with similar professional qualification |
| research | A scientific process that involves the systematic and careful collection of data. |
| study | not an experiment, usually involving one uncommon case |
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