Research
Assessing the effectiveness of a program.
Program Evaluation
Whether the results apply to the real world or other situations.
External Validity
A study that looks back at past events or data to analyze outcomes.
Retrospective Design
Refusing to accept reality or facts.
Refusing to accept reality or facts.
Overachieving in one area to make up for shortcomings in another.
Compensation
Data that can be measured and counted (e.g., numbers).
Quantitative Data
How well a test predicts future outcomes.
Predictive Validity
A study focusing on one individual or a small group to assess changes over time.
Single Subject Design
Separating emotions from thoughts or events.
Separating emotions from thoughts or events.
Unconsciously forgetting painful thoughts or experiences.
Repression
Consistency of results over time.
Reliability
How well a test correlates with an established measure taken at the same time.
Concurrent Validity
A study that follows the same group over a long period of time.
Longitudinal Design
Escaping unpleasant realities by imagining success or pleasure.
Fantasy
Acting the opposite of how you really feel.
Acting the opposite of how you really feel.
Data that describes qualities or characteristics (e.g., interviews, opinions).
Qualitative Data
The variable that is measured in an experiment (it changes based on the
Dependent Variable
A combination of cross-sectional and longitudinal designs, following groups over time.
Cross-Sequential Design
Focusing on facts or logic to avoid emotional stress.
Intellectualization
Attributing your own feelings or thoughts to someone else.
Projection
The variable that is changed or controlled in an experiment.
Independent Variable
A study that looks at different groups at one point in time.
Cross-Sectional Design
An experiment where participants are randomly assigned to different groups.
Experimental/Randomized Control
Channeling unacceptable impulses into acceptable activities (e.g., exercising when angry).
Sublimation
Consciously choosing to delay thinking about something upsetting.
Suppression