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Research Terms

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