Key Words 1

Question 1

Behavior

Answer 1

The way any living thing (humans, animals) acts

Question 2

Mental processes

Answer 2

The way you interpret situations

Question 3

Mind

Answer 3

An abstract concept that exists within our conscious- the place where living things think

Question 4

Scientific

Answer 4

Unbiased opinion based on facts that involves a specific procedure

Question 5

Aim

Answer 5

The purpose of the study. It should indicate what mental processes or behaviors should be studied

Question 6

Procedure

Answer 6

A detailed step by step guide to how the study will be undertaken

Question 7

Findings

Answer 7

How the researcher is interpreting the data collected

Question 8

Target population

Answer 8

The group of people that are being studies (i.e. cultural background, gender, occupation, age or combinations, etc.)

Question 9

Inter-rater reliability

Answer 9

do all people who recorded the data agree?

Question 10

Test re-test reliability

Answer 10

If the experiment is repeated. will the experiment/study get the same results?

Question 11

Internal validity

Answer 11

is the study what it claims to be studying?

Question 12

External validity

Answer 12

can the results be applied to the greater population?

Question 13

Ecological reliability

Answer 13

can the results be applied to the ‘real world’?

Question 14

Hawthrone effect

Answer 14

participants change their behavior when being observed

Question 15

Screw you effect

Answer 15

participants know the purpose of the experiment and change their behavior to give incorrect results