Important Terms - Chapter 2

theory

operational definition

peer review

replication]

principle of parsimony

hypothesis testing

principle of falsifiability

pseudoscience

paradigm

paradigm shift

naturalistic observation

anthropomorphism

case study

psychological test

achievement test

aptitude test

reliable

valid

standardized test

norms

survey

interview

leading question

variable

multivariate study

independent variable

dependent variable

extraneous variable

experimental group

control group

demand characteristics

single-blind study

double-blind study

placebo

field experiment

debriefing

correlation coefficient