Key Terms

Question 1

Aim

Answer 1

A statement of what the researcher intends to find out in a research study

Question 2

Hypothesis

Answer 2

A statement predicting the outcome of the research

Question 3

Procedure

Answer 3

Steps taken in order to carry out research

Question 4

Findings

Answer 4

Outcome of a research study/project

Question 5

Conclusion

Answer 5

What the findings tell us about people in general rather than particular participants in the study. Conclusions can be used to construct theories

Question 6

Ethical issues

Answer 6

These are correct rules of behaviour which is necessary when carrying out research. Researchers have a moral responsibility to protect participants from harm

Question 7

Validity

Answer 7

The extent to which the researcher measured what they intended to measure

Question 8

Ecological validity

Answer 8

The extent to which you can generalise the findings of a study beyond the particular setting in which they were collected

Question 9

Demand characteristics

Answer 9

A cue that’s makes participants unconsciously aware of the aims of the study which helps them work out what the experimenter expects to find out