Psychology Key Terms
by Lauren Conte
1. Validity
2. Questionnaire
2.1. Interview
2.1.1. Rating Scales
2.1.1.1. Self Report
3. Ethics
3.1. Confidentiality
3.1.1. Voluntary Participation
3.1.1.1. Withdrawal Rights
3.1.1.1.1. Informed Consent
3.2. Role of Ethics Committees
3.2.1. Role of the Experimenter
4. Case Study
4.1. Cross-Sectional Study
4.1.1. Observational Study
5. Reliability
6. Matched Groups Design
6.1. Repeated Measures Design
6.1.1. Independent Groups Design
7. Experimenter Effect
7.1. Order Effect
7.1.1. Placebo Effect
7.1.1.1. Cohort Effect
7.2. Self-fulfilling Prophechy
7.2.1. Counterbalancing
8. Experiment
8.1. Research Hypothesis
8.1.1. Aim
8.1.1.1. Population
8.1.1.1.1. Sample
9. Qualitative Data
9.1. Quantitiive Data
9.1.1. Primary Data
9.1.1.1. Secondary Data
10. Random Sampling
10.1. Convenience Sampling
10.1.1. Stratified Sampling
11. Operationalising
11.1. Independent Variable
11.1.1. Extraneous Variable
11.2. Dependent Variable
11.2.1. Confounding Variable
12. Inferential Statistics
12.1. Mean
12.1.1. Standard Deviation
12.1.1.1. Percentages
12.2. Tables
12.2.1. Line Graphs
12.2.1.1. Bar Graphs