Psychology 1

• Confounding variable


  A type of extraneous variable that is related to the independent variable in the experiment
• Control variable


  Any variables that are kept constant through the experiment to prevent their effects on the dependent variable
• Counterbalancing


  To make half of the participant sample experience the different conditions of the experiment in one order, and the other half of the participants complete it in the opposite order
• Demand characteristics


  Changes in the participants' behaviour to comply with the hypothesis of the researcher
• Dependent variable


  The variable that changes in response to manipulation of the researcher, that is being measured for the experiment
• Directional hypothesis


  A hypothesis that specifies the direction of the relationship of the experiment e.g. coffee will have an effect on the reaction time of participants
• Ecological validity


  How well results from a test can be applied to real life
• Event sampling


  An observational technique wherein an observer records every time a particular behaviour or "event" occurs, usually in the form of a tally chart
• Extraneous variable


  Variables other than the independent variable that have an effect on the dependent variable
• Face validity


  If a test appears to be valid at first appearances, in spite of how well it works in a real world scenario
• Falsifiability


  The quality of being able to be proven wrong
• what percentage were secure

  66%
• what percentage were insecure avoidant

  22%
• what percentage were insecure resistant ?

  12%
• what percentage went up to 450V

  65%
• what percentage of people recalled parts that they didn’t witness in Gabberts study?

  71%
• how many identified man in condition 1

  49%
• how many identified him in condition 2

  33%
• % secure attachment ( orphans ) 


  19%
• % of disinhibited attachment (orphans) 


  44%
• securely attached on love quiz

  56%
• insecure avoidant love quiz

  25%
• insecure resistant love quiz 


  19%
• love quiz secure %

  56%
• love quiz avoidant %

  25%
• love quiz resistant %

  19%
• conformity rates asch? 


  37%
• what % conformed at least once?

  75%
• never conformed 


  25%
• teacher and learner in same room ( proximity ) ?

  40%
• over phone ( proximity ) 


  21%
• location run down building

  48%
• uniform - ordinary clothes

  20%