a tendency to search for information that confirms one's preconceptions
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Confounding Variables
a factor other than the independent variable that might produce an effect in an experiment
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Diffusion of Responsibility
reduction in sense of responsibility often felt by individuals in a group; may be responsible for the bystander effect
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Blind Experiment
An experiment in which the subjects do not know whether they are members of the experimental group or the control group.
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Dependent Variable
The outcome factor; the variable that may change in response to manipulations of the independent variable.
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Correlation
A measure of the relationship between two variables
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Hypothesis
A testable prediction
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Causation
A cause and effect relationship in which one variable controls the changes in another variable.
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Replicate
to repeat, to copy, or to duplicate
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Validity
the extent to which a test measures or predicts what it is supposed to
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Naturalistic Observation
observing and recording behavior in naturally occurring situations without trying to manipulate and control the situation
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a technique for ascertaining the self-reported attitudes or behaviors of a particular group, usually by questioning a representative, random sample of the group
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A particular preference or point of view that is personal, rather than scientific.
