Exploring the Science of Experimental Psychology
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Which term refers to the scientific techniques used to collect and evaluate data?

  • Methodology (correct)
  • Science
  • Commonsense Psychology
  • Data

What are facts gathered using scientific methods called?

  • Commonsense Psychology
  • Data (correct)
  • Science
  • Methodology

What is the nonscientific use of information to explain or predict behavior called?

  • Nonscientific Inference (correct)
  • Overuse Trait
  • Stereotyping
  • Gambler's Fallacy

What do we falsely assume when we stereotype?

<p>Specific behaviors cluster together (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for when we overuse trait explanations to explain others' behavior?

<p>Overuse Trait (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does methodology consist of?

<p>The scientific techniques used to collect and evaluate data (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an example of nonscientific data gathering?

<p>Believing that 'opposites attract' (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for when people misuse data to estimate the probability of an event?

<p>Gambler's Fallacy (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do stereotypes ignore?

<p>Individual differences (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is critical to the scientific method?

<p>Data (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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