Research Methods in Psychology

TASK 1: Use the internet to research these terms used in Psychology and write definitions in the boxes. Learn these for a test on your first lessons back.

Term Definitions

Qualitative Data

Quantitative Data

External Validity

Internal Validity

Independent Variable (IV)

Dependent Variable (DV)

Reliability

Hypothesis

Demand Characteristics

Extraneous Variables TASK 2: There are various methods used to study humans. Fill in the table below with definitions of each one. Use the internet for your research, but make sure you definitions link to psychological research

Method Definitions E x Laboratory Experiment p e r i m e Field Experiment n t a l

Natural Experiment

N o Interview n - E x p e Questionnaire r i m e n t Observation a l

Correlation

Case study

Content Analysis