PSYC 260 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Internal Validity, Dependent And Independent Variables
15 Dec 2015
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Hindsight bias: the tendency for people to exaggerat how much they could have predicted that outcome after knowing that it occurred. Theory: an organized set of pronciples that can be used to explain observed phenomena. Hypothesis: a testable statement or idea about the relationship between two or more variables. Operational definition: the precise specification of how variables are measured or. Observational method: the technique whereby a researcher observes people and manipulated. systematically records measurements of their behaviour. Ethnography: method by which researchers attemot to understand a group or culture by observing it from the inside without imposing any preconceived notions they might have. Interjudge reliability: the level of agreement b/w two or more people who independantly observe and code a set of date. Archival analysis: a form of the observational method whereby the researcher examines the accumulated documents or achives of a culture.
