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Research Terms
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |