Ethics
The mnemonic that helps you remember all the ethical guidelines in Psychology
What is PC V WIDD?
The variable which is measured
What is the dependent variable?
An experiment that yields consistent results.
What is a reliable experiment?
The first store of memory
Sensory memory
Schemas are often used to fill these if we are unsure of something.
What are gaps in memory?
An ethical guideline which involves informing participants about the study before they agree to take part
What is informed consent?
The variable which is manipulated
The independent variable
A subsection or smaller group of participants selected from the larger group (population) of research interest.
What is a sample?
The last store of memory
Long term memory
They help people understand the social context with which he or she is in and how to behave accordingly.
What are role schemas?
An ethical guideline which ensures participants details are not shared
What is confidentiality
All other variables (other than the IV) that may have an effect on the dependent variable.
What are extraneous variables?
The extent to which a test actually measures or predicts what it is supposed to.
What is internal validity?
What is attention?
Schemas for specific events which help guide us on how to behave in a variety of situations.
What are scripts?
An ethical guideline that helps ensure participants leave the study the same way they came into the study
Protection from harm
A type of extraneous variable; such as noise, temperature, lighting, time of day, which you do not want to effect the DV
What are situational variables?
The extent to which results can be generalised from the sample to the population or further contexts.
What is external validity?
How information is moved from STM to LTM
An organised set of beliefs that influence how we think males/females should act.
What are gender schemas?
The ethical guideline that should happen at the end of a study
What is debriefing?
A type of extraneous variable, such as mood, intelligence, anxiety, concentration, skill and prior experiences, which you don't want to affect the DV
What are participant variables?
A sample which is too small and/or biased.
An unrepresentative sample?
How information is lost from STM
What is decay/displacement?
Ideas about ourselves and the expectations we have about how we should act in different situations.