Psychology 2070A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Hindsight Bias, Condom, Selectin

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2070A/B
• Professor: Sarah Stanton

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Hindsight bias: people exaggerate how much they could have predicted an outcome after knowing that it occurred. Findings that seem obvious in retrospect may not be easy to predict in advance. Theory: an organized set of principles that can be used to explain observed phenomena i. e. prediction of condom use when do people use a condom. Subjective norm: attitudes of people around you towards using it. Perceived behavioural control: (cid:28663)(cid:28674)(cid:28673)"(cid:28679) (cid:28670)(cid:28673)(cid:28674)(cid:28682) (cid:28667)(cid:28674)(cid:28682) (cid:28679)(cid:28674) (cid:28675)(cid:28680)(cid:28679) (cid:28674)(cid:28673)(cid:28664) (cid:28674)(cid:28673) (cid:28674)(cid:28677) (cid:28682)(cid:28667)(cid:28664)(cid:28677)(cid:28664) (cid:28679)(cid:28674) (cid:28666)(cid:28664)(cid:28679) (cid:28674)(cid:28673)(cid:28664), (cid:28679)(cid:28667)(cid:28664)(cid:28673) (cid:28663)(cid:28674)(cid:28664)(cid:28678)(cid:28673)"(cid:28679) use little control. Hypothesis: a testable statement or idea about the relation between two or more variables. After reading the results of prior studies on the same topic. Empirically testing hypotheses: operational definition: precise specification of how the variables will be measured or manipulated, collect data and do appropriate statistical tests. Basic research: studies designed to improve theories and predictions to increase our understanding.