Differentiate Between Primary and Secondary Research

question 32

Essay

Differentiate between primary and secondary research.

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Definitions:

Correspondence Bias

The tendency to draw inferences about a person's unique and enduring dispositions from behaviors that can be entirely explained by the situations in which they occur.

External Attributions

The process of assigning the cause of behavior to situational factors outside the individual, rather than internal characteristics.

Knowledge Structures

The mental frameworks and organizational systems individuals use to process, store, and retrieve information based on their experiences and learning.

Mental Shortcuts

Cognitive strategies or heuristics that simplify decision making by using limited information, allowing for faster judgements but sometimes at the cost of accuracy.