Retrograde amnesia, 198 Reviews, 36, 40 Revision, 123–126, 129 Rogers, C., 10 Russell Group, 18 Sample (N or n), 158, 208–209 opportunity, 158, 207 random, 208 Sandwich degrees, 13, 54 Scatterplots, 152, 208, 209 Scientific model, 5–6 Scottish universities, 18 SDT see Signal detection theory Sections, 39 Sections in BPS, 169, 172, website Self help, 19 Seminars, 43, 44, 120 Sex, 198 see also Gender Shell Step, 55 Short-term memory, 198 Signal detection theory (SDT), 198 Significance, levels of, 203 Simulation, 52 Skewed distribution, 209 Skills gained during a psychology degree, 58 generic, 59 interpersonal, 49–52 subject specific, 59 Skinner, B.F., 7 Sleep deprivation, 125 Social psychology, 11, 173, website Spearman, C.E., 11, 192 Sport and exercise psychology, 171, 172, 179, website SPSS see Statistical Package for the Social Sciences Standard deviation (SD or σ), 209 Standard error (SE or σ x), 209 Standardisation, 209 State-dependent memory, 125, 198 Statement of collaboration, 136 INDEX 223 Statistics common errors of interpretation, 156–160 descriptive, 43, 113, 142, 154, 204 inferential, 48, 154, 205 terms, 201–210 Statistical package for the social sciences (SPSS), 72, 149, 150, 198 Stimulus, 7 Student member of BPS, 172 satisfaction survey, 93 Students’, union 16, 20, Study groups, 125–126 Styles of learning, 22 Subjects see Participants Subject benchmark statement for psychology, 59, 216 Summative assessment, 91–92 Superego, 11 Supervisions, 48–49 Supervisor, 134–139 Surfing the web, 80–82 Sum (Σ), 209 SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) analysis, 198 Tables, 147–148, 152 Teaching psychology in schools and colleges, 171, website Team work see Group work Tertium quid, 40, 156, 198 Textbooks see Books Theory of mind (ToM) 3–4, TOMtips, 32, 36, 43, 51, 67, 95, 100, 101, 112, 115, 116, 122, 138, 165, 166, 199 Thought experiment, 199 Training see under particular area of psychology on website Trait theory, 199 Transferable skills, 40, 175 Tree diagram, 25 see also Decision tree
224 INDEX t-test, 209 Turnitin, 84–85, 99, 199 see also Cheating; Collusion; Plagiarism Tutor, 48–49 Tutorials, 48–49 Two-tailed test 210 Typographical errors (typos), 199 Unconscious, 6, 11 see also Clever Hans effect Uniform resource locator (URL), 199 Vacation work, 55, 166 Validity, 199, 210 Variable dependent, 204 independent, 205 Variance (s 2 or σ 2 ), 210 VAS see visual analogue scale Vice chancellor (VC) 15, Virtual learning environment (VLE), 67, 69–70 Virus protection software, 72 Visual analogue scale (VAS), 199 Vivas, 30–31 VLE see Virtual learning environment Voluntary work, 56–57 Watson, J.B., 7 Web of Knowledge (WoK), 73–74, 199 Web of Science (WoS), 74 Web portal, 197 Work experience, 54–57, 166 Work placements, 54 Working memory, 200 World wide web (www), 200 Writer’s block, 111–113 Writing essays, 93–112 examinations, 121–130 projects, 133–162 style, 98–99 Wundt, W., 9 www see World wide web Yerkes-Dodson Law, 27, 125, 200 see also Normal distribution Zajonc, K. see Mere exposure Zimbardo, P., 11 z-score, 210
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