Research Methods
What is the difference between an independent and dependent variable?
the independent variable is what the researcher changes, and the dependent variable is what is measured
This ethical guideline ensures that participants know the purpose of a study and consent to it voluntarily.
Informed Consent
This mental health condition is characterized by feelings of sadness, hopelessness, and a lack of interest in activities.
Depression
What is the role of a forensic psychologist?
to apply psychology to criminal investigations, court cases, and rehabilitation of offenders
This lobe of the brain is largely responsible for auditory processing
Temporal Lobe
What is a hypothesis?
It is a is a testable prediction about the relationship between variables
What is one way researchers protect participants' confidentiality?
by not using their real names or keeping data anonymous
Why are adolescent’s more likely than adults to express stronger emotions and make impulsive decisions?
The pre-frontal cortex is not fully developed
What is term known as when an offender 'made the conscious decision to cause harm'
Mens Rea
This structure of the neuron is responsible for sending the neural message down from the dendrite towards the synapse. What am I?
Axon
What is the purpose of a control group in an experiment?
It is to compare results and see if the independent variable had an effect
What must researchers do if they have deceived participants during a study?
fully debrief them afterwards, explaining the true purpose of the study
The difference between mental illness and mental health problem is…
mental health illness = diagnosis. Mental Health problem = temporary
A serial killer was driven by motivation as they believed that they were told by a higher power to eliminate a certain group of people. What type of serial killer is this
Visionary Serial Killer
This part of the brain controls basic life functions such as breathing and heartbeat.
Brainstem
Explain the difference between qualitative and quantitative data.
qualitative data is descriptive (like opinions), and quantitative is numerical (like scores or measurements)
This principle means that researchers must avoid causing harm to participants during a study.
Protection from Harm
Which factor from the 4P model increase the vulnerability of developing a mental health disorder?
Predisposing
This type of killer is someone who murders at two or more locations within a very short period of time.
Mass Murderer
The outer layer of the brain, responsible for higher cognitive functions such as thinking, memory, and decision-making, is known as the...
Cerebral Cortex
Dr Hamon is a trained Clinical Health Psychologist. He often has assisted patients in hospitals that developed mental health conditions like Major Depressive Disorder after traumatic injuries like a car crash. He was approached by another patient in the hospital that him and his wife are having relationship problems as he has been in hospital for several months. Dr Hamon must refer them to someone else because:
Breaking responsibility of competence
A psychologist tells her participants the nature of an experiment before conducting it and had mentioned to the participants once they had completed the test they could go home. She reached out to the participants 4 weeks later, telling them the results of the experiment. Which ethical consideration was breached in this scenario?
Deception
Being left-handed could be considered abnormal in a group of people according to which approach to determining normality?
Statistical approach
In the case of James Bulger, there was trouble with convicting the two boys in the court. Explain why?
Under the age of 14, therefore, doli incapax.
a person specialises in maths and science, which hemisphere and lobes are more dominant?
Dominant Hemisphere: Left
Key Lobes:
Left Parietal Lobe – for numerical and spatial skills
Frontal Lobes (both sides, but especially left) – for reasoning and planning