lecture 2 PSYCH

These flashcards cover key concepts and terms discussed in the lecture notes on psychology, valid tests, and various psychological assessments.

Valid

Testing that accurately measures what it intends to measure.

Reliable

Testing that produces consistent results over time.

Inter-test reliability

The degree to which different tests yield the same results for an individual.

Independent variable

The factor that is manipulated in an experiment.

Dependent variable

The factor that is measured to assess an effect.

Placebo effect

A phenomenon where patients improve after receiving a treatment that has no therapeutic effect.

Hypothesis

A proposed explanation for a phenomenon that can be tested through experimentation.

Mundane realism

The extent to which the findings of a study can be generalized to real-life situations.

Case study

An in-depth examination of an individual or group to explore psychological aspects.

Projective test

A personality assessment tool that involves interpreting ambiguous stimuli.

Threshold

The minimum amount of change needed for an individual to notice a difference.

Feedback loop

The process by which the output of a system influences future operations of that system.

Phrenology

An outdated theory that claimed personality traits could be determined by the shape of the skull.

Causation vs. correlation

Causation indicates that one event causes another, while correlation indicates a relationship without implying cause.

Descriptive statistics

Statistics that summarize data from a sample without making predictions or inferences.