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Psychology Unit 2

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show The tendency to believe, after learning an outcome that one would have foreseen it. (AKA the I-Knew-It-All-Along phenomenon)  
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show Thinking that does not blindly accept arguments or conclusions. Rather, it examines assumptions, discerns hidden values, evaluates evidence, and assesses conclusions  
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show An explanation using an integrated set of principles that organizes observations and predicts behaviors of events  
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show A testable prediction often implied by a theory  
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Population   show
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show A sample that fairly represents a population because each member has an equal chance of inclusion  
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show Observing and recording behavior in naturally occurring situations without trying to manipulate and control the situation  
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Correlation   show
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show The post experimental explanation of a study; including its purpose and any description, to its participants  
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show An ethical principle that research participants be told enough to enable them to choose whether they wish to participate  
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Culture   show
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Statistical Significance   show
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Normal Curve   show
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Standard Deviation   show
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Range   show
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show The middle score in a distribution; half the scores are above it and half below it  
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Mean   show
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Mode   show
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Dependent Variable   show
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show A factor other than the independent variable that might produce and effect in an experiment  
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show The experimental factor that is manipulated; the variable that might produce an effect in the experiment  
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