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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Basic Research | Pure Science that aims to increase the scientific knowledge basis |
| 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 |
| Psychiatry | A branch of medicine dealing with psychological disorders; practiced by physicians who sometimes provide medical treatment as well as psychological therapy |
| Hindsight Bias | The tendency to believe, after learning, after learning an outcome, that one would have foreseen it. |
| Critical Thinking | Thinking that does not blindly accept arguments and conclusions. Rather, it examines assumption, discerns hidden values, evaluates evidence, and assesses conclusions. |
| Theory | An explanation using an integrated set of principles that organizes observations and predicts behaviors or events. |
| Hypothesis | A testable prediction, often implied by a theory |
| Operational Definition | A statement of the procedures used to define research variables. |
| Replication | Repeating the essence the essence of research study, usually with different participants in different situations, to see whether the basic finding extends to other participants and circumstances. |
| Case Study | An observation technique in which one person is studied in depth in the hope of revealing universal principles. |
| Survey | A technique for ascertaining the self-reported attitudes or behaviors of a particular group, usually by questioning a representative, random sample of the group. |
| Experiment | A research method in which an investigator manipulates one or more factors. |
| Population | All the cases in a group being studied, from which samples may be drawn. |
| Random Sample | A sample that fairly represents a population because each member has an equal chance of inclusion. |
| Naturalistic Observation | Observing and recording behavior in naturally occurring situations without trying to manipulate and control. |
| Correlation Coefficient | A statistical index of the relationship between two things. |
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