Hindsight Bais
The tendency to believe, after learning the outcome, that you knew it all along
Over confidence
We tend to think we know more than we do
82% of u.s drivers consider themselves to bein the top 30% of their group in terms of safety.
The Barnum Effect
It is the tendency for people to accept very general or vague characterizations of themselves and take them to be accurate.
Applied V. Vasic Research
Applied research has clear, practical applications
You can see it
Basid research explores questions that you may be curious about, but not intended to be immediately used.
Hypothesis
Expresses a relationship between two variables
A variable is anything that can vary amound participants in a study
Participating in class leads to better grades than not participating
Independent Variable
Whatever is being manipulated in the experiment
Dependent Variable
What ever is being measured in the experiment
Operational Definitions
Explain what you mean in your hypothesis
How will the variables be measured in "real life" terms.
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