Physchological Methodology
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Sample — Selected segment

Random Sample — Every member of the population has an equal chance of being included in the sample.

Representative sample — A sample in which people known to possess certain characteristics are included in proportion to their numbers in the populations being studied.

Correlation — Indication of the degree of relatedness between two variables

Positive Correlation — Direct relationship between two variables.

Negative Correlation — Indirect relationship between two variables.

Correlation Study — Assess the relationship between already existing variables

Surveys — Information about people…is obtained by asking them all the same questions

Case Study — Intensive investigation of one or a few individuals, usually with reference to a single psychological phenomenon

Naturalistic Observation — Observe and record behavior in natural setting

Participant Observation — Members of a research team actually join an existing group to record events and impression that are accessible only to group members.

Descriptive Statistics — Summarize data collected for a sample population

Correlation Coefficients — [-1,1]

Statistical Significant — Probability that results are due to chance

Double Blind — Neither the experimenter nor subjects know which subjects belong to the

experimental group and which belong to the control group.

Demand Characteristics — Subject responding in a way that seems to be demanded by the situation

Replication —

Intersubject Replication —

Intrasubject Replication —

External Validity — Can be generalized to the public

Internal Validity — Results caused by independent variable

Reliability -

Placebo Effect-

Ex Post Facto —

Emic Approach — One culture

Etic Approach - Generalization

Debriefing —

Longitudinal — Over time

Laboratory Stud —

Matched Pairs —

ID4 Measures — Chaos

Experiment- Cause/effect, study NO

Cross-sectional — Multi-demographics

Other Notes in this Category

1. Abnormal Behaviour
2. Behavourism and Learning
3. Cognitivism
4. Freud
5. Humanism
6. Personality and Behaviour
7. Personality Theories
8. Physchological Methodology
9. Trait Theory
10. Vertical Thinking Vs. Lateral Thinking

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