Health Psychology and Research Methodology Lecture Notes

These flashcards cover vocabulary related to virtual reality research validation, types of psychological peer-reviewed articles, Open Science principles, Core Outcome Sets (COS), and frameworks for racial equity in Health Psychology.

Emerging Adulthood

The developmental period from $18 - 25$ years old where long-term weight-related behavioral patterns, such as eating habits, are established.

Convergent Validity (VR Buffet)

The degree to which food selections in a virtual reality environment correlate with selections made in a Real World simulation.

Peer-Reviewed Articles

Articles reviewed by experts in the same field to assess if authors present new ideas, properly present theories, and follow research protocols.

Research Articles (Empirical Studies)

Reports of specific research that follow a standard format including Intro, Method, Results, and Discussion.

Review Articles (Literature Reviews)

Articles that synthesize previously published material, define problems, and identify inconsistencies across numerous studies.

Meta-Analysis

The use of quantitative methods to combine results from multiple studies.

Theoretical Articles

Articles that address the development of a specific theory to expand or refine it, presenting empirical information only if necessary.

Methodological Articles

Articles that focus on how a research study was conducted, examining and comparing different methods, tests, and measurements.

Case Study

An in-depth study of an individual or small group using various quantitative and qualitative methods.

Editorials

Opinion pieces that are deliberately biased and take one side of an issue.

Open Science

A movement aimed @ improving scientific research integrity by reducing bias and increasing credibility and transparency.

Crisis of Confidence

A term for the raised questions on the trustworthiness of scientific research and the systems that produce it due to replication failures.

Ego Depletion

A theory where self-control resources become depleted, leading to a reduction in performance on subsequent self-control tasks.

Outcomes

The variables examined to determine the effects of interventions on health, specifically regarding benefits and harms.

Outcome Measurement Instruments (OMI)

The specific instruments used to measure research outcomes.

Core Outcome Sets (COS)

A standardized minimum set of agreed-upon outcomes that should be measured and reported in any trial within a specific health area.

COMET Initiative

The Core Outcome Measures in Effectiveness Trials initiative, established in $2010$ to promote evidence-based COS development.

Delphi Survey

An online method used to reach consensus among stakeholders on which outcomes to include in a Core Outcome Set.

COSMIN

An international initiative established in $2005$ to help researchers select the most suitable outcome measurement instruments.

PROMs

Patient-reported outcome measures focusing on health domains like symptoms, functional status, and quality of life.

Public Psychology

The use of psychological practice, research, and training to meet community needs and achieve social equity.

Researcher Self-Reflectivity

The willingness of researchers to reflect on how their identities, privilege, and positionality influence the research process.

Antiracism

An ongoing choice to actively challenge racist ideology and values while acting counter to White supremacy.

White Supremacy

The assumption and indoctrination that whiteness is superior to all other ways of being.

Racial Bias

Demonstrating biased thinking and discrimination based on existing structures of systemic racism.

Health Disparities

A particular type of health difference closely linked with social or economic disadvantage.

Research Mistrust

The belief that a researcher values their own needs or the study's needs over those of the participants.

Multicultural Orientation (MCO)

A 'way of being' or orientation toward the world that shapes how providers work with diverse populations.

Cultural Humility

The overarching MCO attitude where a researcher adopts an other-oriented stance that values the patient's perspective.

Cultural Opportunities

Markers in therapy or research where aspects of cultural identity, beliefs, or values are explored.

Critical Race Theory (CRT)

A framework stating that race is a social construct interwoven into policy and social structures that affects all aspects of society.

Intersectionality

The examination of how multiple social systems interact to create and maintain complicated inequalities.

PROMIS

Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information Systems, used for standardizing the patient voice in research.