GCSE Edexcel Psychology Paper 2 || All Correct.
Define confidentiality. correct answers Not disclosing the identity of participants.
Define privacy. correct answers Keeping information private.
Define laboratory experiment. correct answers An experiment conducted in a controlled
environment.
Define field experiment. correct answers A procedure conducted in a natural environment.
Define natural experiment. correct answers A study that examines a naturally occurring variable
in a real life situation.
Define structured interview. correct answers An interview consisting of pre-set questions.
Define unstructured interview. correct answers An interview consisting of free flowing
conversation.
Define questionnaire. correct answers A self-report method of gathering information.
What is an open ended question? correct answers A question with no fixed response.
What is a closed question? correct answers A question with a fixed response.
Define correlation. correct answers Analysis of relationships between two variables.
Define observation. correct answers Watching and recording behaviour.
Define natural observation. correct answers Behaviour observed in a natural environment.
Define controlled observation. correct answers Behaviour observed in a lab or controlled
environment.
Define overt observation. correct answers Participants know that they are being observed.
Define covert observation. correct answers Participants are unaware that they are being observed.
Define participant observation. correct answers The observer is involved in the group.
Define non-participant observation. correct answers The observer watches without being
involved in the group.
Define normal distribution. correct answers All averages are very similar.
Define skewed distribution. correct answers The median or mode differ from the mean.
, Define frequency scores. correct answers The number of times a score is found in a data set.
Define primary data. correct answers Data collected directly for a specific research purpose.
Define secondary data. correct answers Data used in a study that has already been collected.
Define meta-analysis. correct answers Merging lots of data together to form conclusions.
Define qualitative data. correct answers Descriptive data.
Define quantitative data. correct answers Numerical data.
Define independent variable. correct answers The variable that is changed or manipulated.
Define dependent variable. correct answers The variable that is measured.
Define operationalised. correct answers Making the variables very clear and detailed.
Define confounding variable. correct answers A variable that can affect the results.
Define extraneous variable. correct answers A variable that can affect the results if not
controlled.
Define situational variable. correct answers An extraneous variable present in the environment of
the study.
Define order effects. correct answers Whether participants improve or worsen in the second
condition as they had already been exposed to the first condition.
Define demand characteristics. correct answers Participants alter their behaviour due to knowing
the aims of the study.
Define investigator effects. correct answers When the researcher unintentionally gives clues to
participants, altering their behaviour.
Define standardised procedure. correct answers The procedure is kept the same for all
participants.
Define counterbalancing. correct answers Half of the participants experience condition A and
then condition B, vice versa.
Define randomisation. correct answers Participants are randomly assigned to condition A or B.
Define null hypothesis. correct answers A prediction which will fail to show any difference.
Define confidentiality. correct answers Not disclosing the identity of participants.
Define privacy. correct answers Keeping information private.
Define laboratory experiment. correct answers An experiment conducted in a controlled
environment.
Define field experiment. correct answers A procedure conducted in a natural environment.
Define natural experiment. correct answers A study that examines a naturally occurring variable
in a real life situation.
Define structured interview. correct answers An interview consisting of pre-set questions.
Define unstructured interview. correct answers An interview consisting of free flowing
conversation.
Define questionnaire. correct answers A self-report method of gathering information.
What is an open ended question? correct answers A question with no fixed response.
What is a closed question? correct answers A question with a fixed response.
Define correlation. correct answers Analysis of relationships between two variables.
Define observation. correct answers Watching and recording behaviour.
Define natural observation. correct answers Behaviour observed in a natural environment.
Define controlled observation. correct answers Behaviour observed in a lab or controlled
environment.
Define overt observation. correct answers Participants know that they are being observed.
Define covert observation. correct answers Participants are unaware that they are being observed.
Define participant observation. correct answers The observer is involved in the group.
Define non-participant observation. correct answers The observer watches without being
involved in the group.
Define normal distribution. correct answers All averages are very similar.
Define skewed distribution. correct answers The median or mode differ from the mean.
, Define frequency scores. correct answers The number of times a score is found in a data set.
Define primary data. correct answers Data collected directly for a specific research purpose.
Define secondary data. correct answers Data used in a study that has already been collected.
Define meta-analysis. correct answers Merging lots of data together to form conclusions.
Define qualitative data. correct answers Descriptive data.
Define quantitative data. correct answers Numerical data.
Define independent variable. correct answers The variable that is changed or manipulated.
Define dependent variable. correct answers The variable that is measured.
Define operationalised. correct answers Making the variables very clear and detailed.
Define confounding variable. correct answers A variable that can affect the results.
Define extraneous variable. correct answers A variable that can affect the results if not
controlled.
Define situational variable. correct answers An extraneous variable present in the environment of
the study.
Define order effects. correct answers Whether participants improve or worsen in the second
condition as they had already been exposed to the first condition.
Define demand characteristics. correct answers Participants alter their behaviour due to knowing
the aims of the study.
Define investigator effects. correct answers When the researcher unintentionally gives clues to
participants, altering their behaviour.
Define standardised procedure. correct answers The procedure is kept the same for all
participants.
Define counterbalancing. correct answers Half of the participants experience condition A and
then condition B, vice versa.
Define randomisation. correct answers Participants are randomly assigned to condition A or B.
Define null hypothesis. correct answers A prediction which will fail to show any difference.
