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Overt behaviour

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Actions that are observable and visible to others

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Goals of psychology

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To describe, understand, predict and control behaviour and mental processes

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Pseudoscience

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A fake or Faldo science that seeks to explain data

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Subjective data

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Data that is collected through observation and participant’s self-report

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Objective data

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Data obtained by being directly observed or measured

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Placebo effect

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When a participant’s response is changed by their belief that they are receiving some kind of experimental treatment

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Validity

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Whether a questionnaire or scale actually measures what it is supposed to be measuring

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Reliability

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Whether a questionnaire or scale consistently measures what it is supposed to measure

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Qualitative data

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Data that describes the changes in the quality of a behaviour; often written in words

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Quantative data

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Data collected through systematic and controlled methodology; numerical in form

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Case studies

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An in-depth focus on all aspects of a single person

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Naturalistic observations

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Observing an animal or person in their natural environment

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Self-report methods

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A method asking participants to report what they are thinking or feeling

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Survey method

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A data collection method whereby participants ate asked to respond to a set of questions face-to-face, by mail, over the telephone or on the internet

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Questionnaires

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A written set of standardised questions about an individual’s attitude, beliefs, and/or behaviours

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Interviews

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A meeting between a participant and an interviewer to collect data for research

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Longditudinal studies

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A study that collects data over 2 or more periods in time, using the same participants

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Cross-sectional studies

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A study performed at one set period in time

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7 steps of psychological research

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  1. Identify the research problem
  2. Formulate a hypothesis
  3. Design the method
  4. Collect the data
  5. Analyse the data
  6. Interpret the results
  7. Report the findings
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What is psychology?

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The systematic study of behaviour and mental process including perception, cognition and emotion

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Organisational psychologist

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A psychologist who looks at ways to best use work places, in terms of team dynamics, communication, work output and performance

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Neuropsychologist

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A psychologist who diagnoses and treats problems associated with the brain and nervous system

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Sports psychologist

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A psychologist who works with coaches and athletes to provide optimal results for training, competition and recovery

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Counselling psychologist

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A psychologist who works with members of the community to resolve personal issues

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Educational psychologist
A psychologist who works with troubled students to help then compose learning strategies to best suit their learning
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Clinical psychologist
A psychologist who works with people in the diagnosis and treatment of mental health issues and the promotion of well-being
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Forensic psychologist
A psychologist who works with offenders and victims of crimes to help them confront and deal with issues surrounding crime
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Fields of psychology
1. Forensic psychology 2. Clinical psychology 3. Educational psychology 4. Counselling psychology 5. Sports psychology 6. Neuropsychology 7. Organisational psychology
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Perception (mental process)
Our attempt to give meaning to the information the outside world sends us
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Cognition (mental process)
The process of thinking or mentally processing information e.g. thinking, knowing
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Emotion
A psychological experience, otherwise known as a feeling eg anger, joys
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Behaviour
Every action an individual engages in
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Biological perspective
A perspective of psychology that uses principles of biology and evidence from the body to study mental processes and behaviour
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Behavioural perspective
A perspective of psychology that explains human behaviour through studying observable actions
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Cognitive perspective
A perspective of psychology that is interested in investigating internal mental processes, thoughts and memories
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Socio-cultural perspective
A perspective of psychology that seeks to investigate how an individual's behaviour is influenced by others
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Confidentiality
A participant's right to privacy in terms of access, storage and disposal of information related to research
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Voluntary participation
Participation whereby participants agree to take part in an experiment free from pressure or fear of negative consequences
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Debriefing
Where participants are informed of the of the study's true purpose once an experiment has ended
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Informed consent procedures
Consent to participate in writing form participants before an experiment; researchers must inform participants of the true nature and purpose of the experiment to obtain it
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Experimental group
In a controlled experiment, the group of participants are exposed to the independent variable or experimental condition
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Control group
In a controlled experiment, the group of participants that are exposed to all conditions except the independent variable or treatment
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Independent variable
The variable manipulated by the experiment
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Dependent variable
Variable that is dependent on the IV as indicated by the results of the experiment
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Extraneous variable
Any randomly accruing variable in a study other than the IV that might change the DV
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Confounding variable
Any systematic variable in a study, other that the IV that dies change the DV gender
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Scientific method
A series of sequential scientific steps used when planning, conducting , interpreting and reporting research
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Empirical evidence
Evidence which is obtained directly by observation or measurement
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Population
The larger group of research interest from which a sample has been drawn

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