Psychology AS Level Key Terms Basic Key Terms 0.0 / 5 ? PsychologyCore studiesASOCR Created by: BryonyCreated on: 10-09-14 16:01 Laboratory Experiment An experimental method that takes place in an artificial setting, including an artificial task, measuring a DV and manipulating an IV 1 of 14 Field Experiment An experiment that takes place in a natural/real life setting 2 of 14 Quasi/Natural Experiment An experiment that has a naturally occuring IV 3 of 14 Independent Variable Something that the researcher manipulates in an experiment e.g. caffine or no caffine 4 of 14 Dependent Variable Something the researcher measures in an investigation - usually quantitative data 5 of 14 Ecological Validity The extent to which the results from a piece of research can be generalised to other real life settings (high in a natural environment) 6 of 14 Demand Characteristics When participant guesses the aim of research and changes their behaviour in order to please the researcher (reduces validity) 7 of 14 Self report methods A questionnaire or interview 8 of 14 Social desirability bias When a respondent gives and answer that they deem socially acceptable 9 of 14 Observation Watching behaviour (can be covert or overt) 10 of 14 Qualitative data Descriptive data (often thoughts or feelings) 11 of 14 Quantitative data Numerical data 12 of 14 Ethical guidelines Put in place to protect the wellbeing of participants when they take part in research 13 of 14 Generalisability Extent to which the results from a piece of research can be applied to the population 14 of 14
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