| File Name |
Description |
| Parametric Tests | These are statistical tests which assume that the data are of a particular ... |
| Parasympathetic Nervous System | This is the division of the autonomic nervous system which controls the relaxed state and ... |
| Participant | This term refers to the individual who is studied.
The term participant has ... |
| Participant observation | A type of observational study where the observer is also a participant in the activity ... |
| Pathological prisoner syndrome | This term was used by Zimbardo to explain the social deterioration of the ... |
| Pathology of power | Zimbardo used this term in his prison study to refer to the oppressive behaviour often ... |
| Patient Centred Style | In health psychology this refers to the behavioural style of some health practitioners in ... |
| Perception | The way way we analyse and make sense of the information we receive from ... |
| Personality | An individuals distinctive and relatively stable pattern of thoughts, behaviours and ... |
| Perspective drawings | Perspective drawings are those which give just one perspective of an object, with ... |
| PET scan | PET stands for Positron Emission Tomography.
PET scans can be used to examine ... |
| Phallus | A penis. Things that are perceived to resemble a penis are said to be phallic ... |
| Phantom Limbs | This is the name given to the phenomenon whereby amputees may experience the feeling of a ... |
| Phonological Loop | The component of the Working Memory Model which deals with the encoding of speech souds ... |
| Physiological | Relating to the functioning of the nervous system including the brain. ... |
| Pilot Study | This is a smaller version of a study carried out before the main research. ... |
| Placebo Effect | The term used when an inactive substance or fake treatment has an effect most likely ... |
| Population | The population is the group of people from whom the sample is drawn. For example ... |
| Positive Correlation | A positive correlation means that high values of one variable are associated with high ... |
| Positive Reinforcement | In operant conditioning this refers to anything which is rewarding to the individual and ... |
| Powerlessness | A sense of having little control over what happens to you. ... |
| Practice Effect | In experiments this refers to an improvement in performance because the participant has ... |
| Pre-Menstrual Syndrome | This term refers to a phase in a woman’s menstrual cycle, just prior to ... |
| Primacy Effect | This term refers to the influence of material which comes first.
In relation to ... |
| Productivity (Language) | The ability to produce and understand an infinite number of novel utterances. AKA ... |
| Projection | This is one if the defence mechanisms proposed by Freud which involves attributing ... |
| Projective tests | Tests which involve asking respondents to interpret a neutral stimulus. It is ... |
| Psychiatrist | A person who is medically qualified and then specialises in treating psychological ... |
| Psychology | Psychology gives us explanations for why we think, feel and behave the way we do. ... |
| Psychometrics | These are instruments or test developed for measuring mental characteristics. These ... |
| Punishment | In operant conditioning this refers to an unpleasant event which suppresses a behaviour ... |
