Psychological investigation

1. the “thing” that is being measured in the experiment (there can be more than one!). (9, 8)
2. Set of guidelines that psychologists should follow- participants should not be embarrassed, have loss of self-esteem, changing a person etc. (6)
6. When a study measure or examines what it’s meant to measure (5)
8. Data that is measured using public unit of measurement such as the times in which the runners finished the marathon (8, 4)

2. When the researcher records an event every time it happens (5, 8)
3. Data in separate categories such as number of runners that finished a marathon (7, 4)
4. isn't numerical data and is gained through observations, interviews and case studies. For example, learning the history of a participant (11, 4)
7. The person who is observing is influenced by expectations. E.g. only focusing on what they want to say. (8, 4)
9. Refers to how consistent a measuring device is (11)
10. Usually used in lab studies to give the impression that the task is real to increase validity and see how people would truly react to a situation. (7, 7)

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