CHAPTER 1

4. The “I-knew-it-all-along” phenomenon after an event has occurred.
5. Watching behavior in its natural setting without interference.
8. A statistical measure of how two variables move together.
9. Personal convictions that influence what researchers study.
12. The scientific study of how people think, influence, and relate to one another.
15. The idea that people construct their own view of the world.
16. Misleading participants about the true purpose of a study.
18. Immediate, effortless, automatic thought or feeling.
19. The group in an experiment that does not receive the treatment.
20. Applying findings from one group of people to a larger population.

1. Explaining someone’s behavior by crediting either their traits or the situation.
2. Choosing participants to represent a population in research.
3. The assumption that people get what they deserve.
6. Repeating a study to test whether results are reliable.
7. Placing participants into groups by chance to reduce bias.
10. Research method in which variables are manipulated to test cause and effect.
11. A testable prediction, often implied by a theory.
13. Shared ideas, values, and traditions passed across generations.
14. An explanation that organizes facts and predicts future events.
17. The effect that people and situations have on thoughts and behavior.