Placement test Flashcards
Bar chart
A graph that shows data in the form of categories so that they can
be compared.
BPS Code of Ethics
The BPS Code of Ethics is a document made by the British Psychological Society, which details the principles that apply to the use of human participants in all research contexts.
Case studies
In depth investigation of a person group or event, where data is gathered from various sources using many different methods.
Closed questions
Questions that have fixed choices of responses (yes or no)
Content analysis
A way of analyzing qualitative data through categorizing the written
data.
Correlation study
A mathematical technique where researcher looks to see whether
2 co-variables are related.
Descriptive statistics
Analysis of data that shows, describes or summarizes data in a meaningful way.
Dependent Variable
The variable that is measured to tell you the outcome.
Directional Hypothesis
A one-tailed hypothesis that states the direction of the difference or relationship (boys are more helpful than girls).
Ecological Validity
The extent to which research study findings are able to be generalized to real-life settings
Experimental Design
How participants are allocated to the different groups in an experiment.
Generalization
The tendency to respond in the same way to different but similar stimuli.
Hypothesis
This is a formal statement or prediction of what the researcher expects to find and can be tested.
Independent Variable
The variable that the experimenter manipulates.
Interviews
Self-report techniques that involve an experimenter asking participants questions.
Lab Experiment
An experiment that takes place in a controlled environment where the experimenter manipulates the IV and measures the DV
Measure of central tendency
A measurement of data that indicates where the middle of the information lies (mean, median or mode)
Non-directional Hypothesis
A two-tailed hypothesis that doesn’t predict the direction of the difference or relationship (girls and boys are different in terms of helpfulness).
Observational Study
Research in which the experimenter passively observes the behavior of the participants without any attempt manipulating the behaviors being observed.
Operationalization
Turning abstract concepts into measurable observations.
Primary Data
Information that the researcher has collected him/herself for a specific purpose.
Quantitative Data
Information that can be measured and written down with numbers.
Qualitative Data
Descriptive information that is expressed in words
Questionnaire
A set of written questions that participants fill in themselves
Reliability
Whether something is consistent. In the case of a study, whether it is replicable.
Scattergram
Used to plot correlations where each pair of values is plotted against each other to see if there is a relationship between them.
