UNIT 1 4.0 / 5 based on 2 ratings ? PsychologyGCSEAQA Created by: leahCreated on: 02-06-13 13:29 What is an extraneous variable? this is something in the environment that needs to be controlled otherwise will cause advantages or disadvantages to the experiment 1 of 31 independant variable? the thing in an experiment being changed 2 of 31 depentant variable? what is beaing measured 3 of 31 what is a hypothesis? a precise predictable statement about what a pychologist thinks is going to happen in their research 4 of 31 privacy: if people are being observed in public places their privacy should be respected 5 of 31 define personality th thoughts feelings and behaviours that make an individual unique 6 of 31 what is temperament? the genetic componmnet of personality 7 of 31 extroverts sociable, livley easy going they seem to need having other people around they have many friends and enjoy partys and practical jokes 8 of 31 introverts Like to spend time alone. They have a small number of friends. They are usually serious,organised and like routine 9 of 31 Neurotics anxious irritable,tense shiy and moody they are lacking in confidence and self esteem 10 of 31 APD? a condition in which the individual does not use socially desirable behaviour or consider the rights of others ( anti social personatlity disorder) 11 of 31 Non verbal commuinication Conveying messages that do not require the use of words or vocal sounds this includes eye contact, facial expressions and body language 12 of 31 Verbal Communication conveying messages using words or vocal sounds i.e talking or grunting 13 of 31 tone of voice the way words are spoken to convey emotion 14 of 31 emphasis giving prominence to some words more than others 15 of 31 intonation inflection in the voice when speaking 16 of 31 Eye contact when two people in converation are looking at each other's eyes at the same time 17 of 31 Pupil Dialation When the pupils in the eyes expand to look large 18 of 31 Body Language A general term to describe acts of non verbal communication 19 of 31 Gestures A form of non verbal communication in which information is coonveyed by either deliberate or unconcious movement of part of the body 20 of 31 touch a form of non verbal comminication in which information is conveyed by physical contact between people 21 of 31 Posture the positioning of the body, often regarded as non verbal communivation signal 22 of 31 postural echo morroring another persons body position 23 of 31 Open posture positiong the arms so they are not folded across the body and not crossing the legs 24 of 31 Closed posture Positiong the arms so they are folded across the body and/or crossing the legs 25 of 31 personal space the distance we keep between ourselves and other people in eveyday life 26 of 31 anterograde amnesia the inability to learn and store new memories afters a brain injury 27 of 31 retrograde amnesia refers to the loss of memory for events before the injury 28 of 31 stereotype An oversimplified set of ideas we have about others because they belong to a specific group 29 of 31 prejudice a rigid set of attitues or beliefs towards a particular group of people.These attitues are usually negative but not alwayss 30 of 31 Disscrimination they way an individual behaves towards another person or group as a results of their prejudice veiws 31 of 31
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