Psychology research methods
Specialist vocabulary classified under Psychology.
Areas within Psychology research methods
Cognitive psychology
Attention, memory, language, perception and thinking.
689 wordsSocial psychology
How people think, feel and behave in social settings.
8 wordsDevelopmental psychology
Psychological change across the lifespan.
67 wordsClinical psychology
Assessment and treatment of psychological difficulties.
116 wordsBehavioural psychology
Learning, conditioning, reinforcement and observable behaviour.
28 wordsNeuroscience
The nervous system and the biological basis of behaviour and cognition.
1 wordsPersonality psychology
Enduring patterns of thought, emotion and behaviour.
22 wordsPsychometrics
The design and evaluation of psychological measurement.
0 wordsAbnormal psychology
Specialist vocabulary classified under Psychology.
85 wordsEmotion motivation
Specialist vocabulary classified under Psychology.
4 wordsHealth psychology
Specialist vocabulary classified under Psychology.
7 wordsLearning memory
Specialist vocabulary classified under Psychology.
17 wordsOrganisational psychology
Specialist vocabulary classified under Psychology.
2 wordsPerception
Specialist vocabulary classified under Psychology.
114 wordsPsychological neuroscience
Specialist vocabulary classified under Psychology.
14 wordsPsychology research methods
Specialist vocabulary classified under Psychology.
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a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment; "the control condition was inappropriate for the conclusio…
Control conditionnouna standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment; "the control condition was inappropriate for the conclusio…
dependent variablenoun(statistics) a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value depends on the independent variable; "if f(x)=y, y is the dependent…
Experimental variablenoun(statistics) a variable whose values are independent of changes in the values of other variables
independent variablenoun(statistics) a variable whose values are independent of changes in the values of other variables
Psychometricsnounany branch of psychology concerned with psychological measurements
Psychometrikanounany branch of psychology concerned with psychological measurements
Psychometrynounany branch of psychology concerned with psychological measurements
Factornounan independent variable in statistics
Replicationnounthe repetition of an experiment in order to test the validity of its conclusion; "scientists will not believe an experimental result until they…