Glossary

• Social desirability 


  When the participant doesn’t give their honest thoughts because they don’t feel like it’s suitable for the situation
• Demand Characteristics 


  When someone tells the experimenter what they think the experimenter wants to know
• Structuralism


  The concept of studying The structure of the human mind by breaking down behaviours into their basic elements
• Psychology 


  The scientific study of the human mind and its functions affecting behaviour in a given context
• Validity 


  The extent to which you are measuring what you set out to measure