Mod 4-8- Cortes AP Psychology 9/24/24
Study Guide
3 roadblocks to critical thinking - Answer-Hindsight bias, overconfidence, perceiving patterns in
random events
hindsignt bias - Answer-tendency to believe after learning an outcome that we could've predicted
the outcome "i knew it all along", ...
case studies, naturalistic observation, surveys/interviews - Answer✔✔-three descriptive methods
case study - Answer✔✔-intense observational technique (descriptive and analysis) in which one person
or small group of individuals are studied in depth to reveal underlying behavioral principles, descriptive
method
clinical study - Answer✔✔-form of case study in which the therapist investigates the problems associated
with a client
strengths: allow for examination of rare behavior, provide a large amount of qualitative data, suggest
directions for further study
limitations: unusual case can be misleading, results from one case may not be generalized for a larger
group, doesn't determine cause and effect
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