Psychology class 11: Define the following terms: (1 marks each) (i) Hypothesis (ii)Observation (iii) Experiment (iv) Correlation (v) Interview (vi) Questionnaire (vii) Survey (viii) Variable (ix) Psychological test (x) Case study
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(ii)Observation-:Researchers utilizing the observational method can exert varying amounts of control over the environment in which the observation takes place.
(iii)Experiment-:An experiment is an investigation in which a hypothesis is scientifically tested.
(iv)Correlation-:Correlation means association - more precisely it is a measure of the extent to which two variables are related. If an increase in one variable tends to be associated with an increase in the other then this is known as a positive correlation.
(v)Interview-:An interview is a conversation between two or more people where questions are asked by the interviewer to obtain information from the interviewee.
(vi)Questionnaire-:A questionnaire is a research instrument consisting of a series of questions and other prompts for the purpose of gathering information from respondents.
(vii)Survey-:A survey is a data collection tool used to gather information about individuals.
(viii)Variable-:A variable is anything that can vary, i.e. changed or be changed, such as memory, attention, time taken to perform a task, etc.
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Explanation:
(i) Hypothesis-:a supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation.
(ii)Observation-:Researchers utilizing the observational method can exert varying amounts of control over the environment in which the observation takes place.
(iii)Experiment-:An experiment is an investigation in which a hypothesis is scientifically tested.
(iv)Correlation-:Correlation means association - more precisely it is a measure of the extent to which two variables are related. If an increase in one variable tends to be associated with an increase in the other then this is known as a positive correlation.
(v)Interview-:An interview is a conversation between two or more people where questions are asked by the interviewer to obtain information from the interview.
(vi)Questionnaire-:A questionnaire is a research instrument consisting of a series of questions and other prompts for the purpose of gathering information from respondents.
(vii)Survey-:A survey is a data collection tool used to gather information about individuals.
(viii)Variable-:A variable is anything that can vary, i.e. changed or be changed, such as memory, attention, time taken to perform a task, etc.