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GCA-CLEP CG15-10 Psychology Chapter 1
Psychology Chapter 1 vocal and definition.
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Psychology
10th Grade
02/06/2014

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Hindsight Bias
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The tendency to perceive an outcome that has occurred as being obvious and predictable. This phenomenon is common in both children and adults.
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The three attitudes of the scientific theory
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Curiosity, skepticism, and humility
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Critical Thinking
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Reasoning that examines assumptions, discern hidden values, evaluates evidence and assesses conclusions
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Case studies
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The research strategy in which one or more individuals is studied in depth in order to reveal universal principals of behaviour.
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Theory
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An explanation using an integrated set of principals that organises and predicts behaviours or events.
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Hypothesis
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Testable predictions that allow a scientist to evaluate a theory.
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