Matching Pairs Research Methods Online version In this game you will be able to review the different types of research methods, and review terms used. by Gisselle Padilla 1 What is a theory? 2 What happens in a naturalistic observation? 3 What does a normal curve look like? 4 What is correlation coefficient? 5 What is the difference between dictionary definitions and operational definitions? 6 What else is hindsight bias known as? 7 What is a case study? 8 What is illusory correlation? 9 What is skewed distribution? 10 What happens in a double-blind procedure? explains behaviors or events by offering ideas that organize what we have observed. statistical index of the relationship between two variables from (-1.0-1.0). Bell shaped distribution. describes the concepts with precise procedures and measures. Perception of a relationship where none exist. I-knew-it-all-along phenomenon. Where both the research participants and the researcher don't know if they are in the placebo group or experimental group. representation of scores that lack symmetry around the average value. They observe people, and animals in their natural environment and don't interfere. one individual or group is studied in depth in the hope of revealing universal principles.