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20 Cards in this Set
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Independent Variable |
A variable that isn't changed by other variables |
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Dependant variable |
What is measured and affected in the experiment |
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Validity |
The extent to which a test claims to measure |
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Ecological validity |
How generalisable the results are to everyday life |
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Quantitative data |
Data that can be analysed numerically |
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Qualitative data |
Data that is not expressed numerically, more descriptive |
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Extraneous variable |
Undesirable variables that affect the dependant variable |
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Introspection |
The process by which a person gains knowledge about his or her emotional state |
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Empiricism |
The belief that all knowledge is derived from experience |
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Structuralism |
The method of interpretational analysis of human nature |
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Scientific method |
The use of investigative methods that are objective, systematic and replicable |
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Völkerpsychology |
Cultural psychology |
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Demand characteristics |
An experimental artifact where participants form an interpretation of Tue experiment's purpose and sub-consciously change their behaviour to fit it |
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Operationalisation |
A form of positivism which derives scientific concepts in terms of the operations used to determine or prove them |
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Replication |
A repeat test where measures are done exactly the same as the test before, this is for consistancy |
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Objective |
Opinions based on fact. Not opinion |
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Subjective |
Information based on opinion, nor fact |
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Laboratory experiments |
An experiment where the IV and DV are controlled |
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Natural experiment |
The DV is controlled. The IV is natural. |
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Field experiments |
Both the IV and DV are naturally occurring |
