Key Terms

Question 1

Generalisability

Answer 1

Can we apply the findings of research to the general population

Question 2

Reliability

Answer 2

Are the findings of research consistent ?

Is the research procedure consistent ?

Question 3

Application

Answer 3

Are the findings of the research of any use to society, legal process, education or family etc ?

Have the results improved life ?

Question 4

Ecological validity

Answer 4

If the research is conducted in an artificial environment or a situation that is un-natural then it lacks ecological validity

Question 5

Internal validity

Answer 5

Wether the independent variable really has an effect on the dependent variable

Question 6

Ethics

Answer 6

Is the study ok to do ?

Informed consent
Right to withdraw
Deception
Confidentiality
Debriefing 
Protection of participants

Question 7

DV (dependent variable)

Answer 7

What is being measured in an experiment

Question 8

IV (independent variable)

Answer 8

The different conditions in an experiment

Question 9

Operationalise

Answer 9

Making the DV measurable

Question 10

Hypothesis

Answer 10

A statement in psychology that we believe to be true

Question 11

CV (confounding variables)

Answer 11

Controllable

We have to control CV, these could be something like the time of the day

Question 12

EV (extraneous variable)

Answer 12

Uncontrollable

They effect the DV but not in a systematic way, could be that the participant had an argument just before going into the experiment- this might change the outcome of your results