psychology key vocab

psychology a-level key words and vocab

Empiricism

the theory that all knowledge is based on experience derived from the senses

Objective

not influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering and representing facts

Subjective

based on or influenced by personal feelings

Reliability

the quality of being trustworthy or of performing consistently well; the degree to which the result of a measurement

Replication

the repetition of a scientific experiment or trial to obtain a consistent result

Substance dualism

the mind and the body are two distinct substances with different essences

Scientific method

a method of procedure consisting in systematic observation

Systematic

methodical in procedure or plan