Psych term 1

Question 0

Withdrawal rights

Answer 0

Having the right to withdrawal from an experiment at any time without consequence.

Question 1

Informed consent

Answer 1

Getting written consent from participants and informing them of the nature of the experiment

Question 2

Confidentiality

Answer 2

Participants privacy

Question 3

Debriefing

Answer 3

Participants are informed of the true purpose at the end of the experiment.

Question 4

Deception

Answer 4

Not fully informing participants of the experiment because it may altar their behaviour and the outcome.

Question 5

Voluntary participation

Answer 5

Participants agree to take part in an experiment free from pressure and consequence.

Question 6

Pseudoscience

Answer 6

A fake/false science (not based on empirical evidence) eg astrology, phrenology, numerology, palmistry.

Question 7

Psychological perspectives

Answer 7

Biological
Cognitive
Behavioural
Socio-cultural

Question 8

Biological

Answer 8

A perspective of psychology that uses principles of biology and evidence from the body to study mental processes and behaviour.

Question 9

Cognitive perspective

Answer 9

A perspective of psychology that is interested in investigating internal mental processes, thoughts and memories.

Question 10

Behavioural perspective

Answer 10

A perspective of psychology that explains human behaviour through studying observable actions.
Overt behaviour- actions that are observable and visible to other (running)
Covert behaviour- actions that are hidden and represented internally (thinking about life)

Question 11

Socio-cultural

Answer 11

A perspective of psychology that seeks to investigate how an individuals behaviour is influenced by others.

Question 12

Barnum effect

Answer 12

Tendency to consider personal descriptions to be accurate when stated in general terms.