General

Question 1

What is the difference between psychology and psychiatry?

Answer 1

Psychiatrists are medical doctors, psychologists are not. Psychiatrists prescribe medication, psychologists can’t. Psychiatrists diagnose illness, manage treatment and provide a range of therapies for complex and serious mental illness. Psychologists focus on providing psychotherapy (talk therapy) to help patients.

Question 2

Independent Variable

Answer 2

The independent variable is the cause. Its value is independent of other variables in your study.

Example: If ‘Do tomatoes grow fastest under fluorescent, incandescent, or natural light?’
Then the independent variable is The type of light the tomato plant is grown under

Question 3

Dependent Variable

Answer 3

The dependent variable is the effect. Its value depends on changes in the independent variable.

Example: If ‘Do tomatoes grow fastest under fluorescent, incandescent, or natural light?’
Then the dependent variable is the rate of growth of the tomato plant.

Question 4

What are the three types of research designs?

Answer 4

Experimental, observational and qualitative.

Question 5

Experimental Design

Question 6

Observational Design

Question 7

Qualitative Design

Question 8

Random Allocation

Question 9

Sample Size

Answer 9

the number of observations (cases, individuals, units) included in a selection of items to be studied.

Question 10

Population

Answer 10

In statistics, a theoretically defined, complete group of objects (people, nonhuman animals, institutions) from which a sample is drawn to obtain empirical observations and to which results can be generalised

Question 11

Representativeness

Answer 11

A representativeness heuristic is a cognitive bias in which an individual categorizes a situation based on a pattern of previous experiences or beliefs about the scenario. It can be useful when trying to make a quick decision but it can also be limiting because it leads to close-mindedness such as in stereotypes.

Question 12

Validity

Answer 12

Validity is the main extent to which a concept, conclusion or measurement is well-founded and likely corresponds accurately to the real world.

Question 13

Reliability

Answer 13

The term reliability in psychological research refers to the consistency of a research study or measuring test.

Question 14

Types of Data

Answer 14

Objective Quantitative, subjective quantitative and qualitative data.