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Research Methods: Hindsight Bias Applied research Basic research False Consensus Effect Overconfidence Theory Hypothesis Independent variable Dependent variable Validity Reliability Sampling Sampling Error p value Critical Thinking The Scientific Attitude Operational Definition Confounding/ Extraneous Variables Control Procedures Replication Random Sample Random Assignment Representative Sample Stratified Sample Single/Double-Blind Procedures Population Field v. Lab Setting Self-Report v. Observational Data Collection Response/participant Bias Experimenter bias Double-blind procedure Single-blind procedure Social desirability Hawthorne Effect Counter Balancing Research Methods (Applications, Strengths, Weaknesses of Each) Case Study (Descriptive) Survey (Descriptive) Naturalistic Observation/Field Study (Descriptive) Correlational Experiment Correlation-positive and negative Corrleation Coefficient (r-value, Pearson r) Scatterplot (Scattergram, Corrleation Graph) Line of best fit/regression line Correlation v Causation Survey Method Response rate Naturalistic Observation Case study method Frequency distribution Illusory Correlation APA Ethics Histogram Descriptive Statistics Inferential Statistics Measures of Central Tendency (Mean, Median, Mode) Measures of Variation/ Dispersion (Range, Standard Deviation) Extreme scores or outliers Skewed Distribution Positive vs. negative skew Measures of variability- range, standard deviation, variance z score normal curve Statistical Significance/Inferential Statistics Institutional Review Board (IRB) Coercion Informed consent Anonymity Confidentiality Debriefing