Definitions

Question 1

Independent Variable

Answer 1

A variable in an experiment that is changed

Question 2

Dependent Variable

Answer 2

A variable in an experiment that is measured

Question 3

Operationalisation

Answer 3

How something is measured

Question 4

Hypothesis

Answer 4

A prediction for the results in an experiment

Question 5

BPS

Answer 5

British Psychological Society - The representative body for psychology and psychologists in the U.K.: formed in 1901 and is run by its members

Question 6

Competence

Answer 6

Understanding the importance of preserving their ability to function optimally within the recognised limits of their knowledge, skill and experience

Question 7

Respect

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Value the dignity and worth of all persons with particular regard to people’s rights including those of privacy and self determination

Question 8

Integrity

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Value honesty, accuracy, clarity and fairness in their interactions and seek to promote integrity in their scientific and professional endeavours

Question 9

Responsibility

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Claiming responsibility to clients, the general public and the profession and science of psychology, including the avoidance of harm and the prevention of misuse or abuse that contributes to society

Question 10

Social Influene

Answer 10

Where an individual’s behaviour, attitudes and emotions are affected by those of another individual

Question 11

Obedience

Answer 11

Compliance to the real or imagined demands of an authority figure

Question 12

Dissent

Answer 12

Rejecting demands of an authority figure

Question 13

Agency Theory

Answer 13

We are socialised into an agentic state from a young age

Question 14

Autonomous State

Answer 14

Our free will and conscience makes our decisions

Question 15

Agentic State

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We are agents of authority and society - serving the wider group’s wishes and desires

Question 16

Agentic Shift

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Moving from the autonomous state to the agentic state

Question 17

Moral Strain

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When people become uncomfortable with their behaviour because they feel it is wrong and goes against their values

Question 18

Legitimate Power

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People who have actual power/a right to have power over you

Question 19

Reward Power

Answer 19

Those who have the power to reward us

Question 20

Coercive Power

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Those with the power to punish us

Question 21

Expert Power

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Those you listen to because they’re intelligent/know things that will help you or you want to know

Question 22

Referent Power

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Look up to and want to be like

Question 23

Ecological Validity

Answer 23

Comparison to a real life situation

Question 24

Sampling

Answer 24

The way in which participants are selected

Question 25

Target Population

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The population of people being investigated by a study

Question 26

Volunteering

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Participants volunteer to take part in research

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Opportunity

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Participants who are selected due t o who is available at the time of selection

Question 28

Stratified

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If the target population has a number of characteristics that need to be proportionally represented in the sample recruited

Question 29

Random

Answer 29

When participants are randomly selected

Question 30

Reliability

Answer 30

When an experiment is reliable enough to be repeated and gain the same results

Question 31

Deception

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When a participant is not given the correct details of an experiment and is deceived

Question 32

Withdrawal

Answer 32

A participant is allowed to stop taking part in an experiment

Question 33

Debrief

Answer 33

When a participant is told the full truth of an experiment as soon as possible